Thanks to Ben and other colleagues for the developing citations. I have read Harrison and Dourishs Re-Place-ing Space: The Roles of Place and Space in Collaborative Systems as well as other works. I believe that place is not a better term than space. As Dourish suggests, places largely exist within spaces. There may also be reasons to be concerned about the idea that: Physically, a place is a space which is invested with understandings of behavioural appropriateness, cultural expectations, and so forth. I would be concerned that to theorize the Internet or particular technologically mediated settings as places is to suggest that they are geographically situated and to relate a variety of practices, conflicting desires, and diverse users to a singular culture or experience. All my best, Michele