ABSTRACT
At the end of the nineteenth century Durkheim observed a rise in individuality at the expense of "the sphere of social", a process which he described as a gradual, but fundamental change characterizing the modern age. Durkheim's observations concerning the fundamental forces that led to the emergence of his model of "organic solidarity", the relationships between modern individuals and their reference groups have undergone profound social changes that have transformed the hitherto familiar "social". The contemporary public sphere, reflects new and unprecedented social relations that are founded on new forms of social solidarity, one of which is the personal network. The nature of networks, in their entirety, requires in its turn a metanetwork space that transcends their singularity, fragmentation, heteromorphism, and even their incidentality. As such, and in view of it as a common metaspace of personal networks, the public realm has become a converting medium.
