Understanding communities in an age of social media: the good, the bad, and the complicated

<p>Not only does this special issue of <em>Information, Communication and Society</em> bring you seven fascinating articles, it also brings together contemporary thinking about community and social media. The study of community no longer must keep to a parallel track with the study of digital media. We intertwine and integrate the two, celebrating the people who are connected in a community, by whatever means.</p>