New media represent the convergence of two different historical trajectories Information Technology (IT) and media technologies. In the last two decades, the fast evolution of this field, the overlapping of hypertext technologies and the assimilation of multimedia technologies lead to the...

The many sides and possibilities brought about by the New Media led to a new perspective on society, culture, communication and interpersonal relationships. One of these possibilities became actual by the process of creating virtual communities, which immediately developed into real affinity...