Community of practice in everyday life

The Internet has changed our lifes in many respects, among other things how we search for information. In my childhood most information was sought and shared in closed human communties, and by looking at printed documents. When I observe the information seraching behaviour of my 18 year son a total different pattern is evident.  When he need some information he consults a communities of practices of various kinds. By logging into various webpages he is able to ask questions on his car, software problems, how to make a video and so on. And in most cases his search is highly successful, indeed more successful than a close human community would ever be. It is only if he dosen’t receive help in CoP that he cousult us the parents. This is an amasing example of the potential of CoP.