The new organization of communities and the new possibilities afforded by the Internet allow a shift in power. (Wellman 2000).

Communities have long been seen as a spatial limitation of a group which shared strong ties. Wellman argues that the development of technology supported communication has potentiated a movement towards the development of ties which are physically more distant.

It also allowed for the development of different kinds of groups which were more specifically themed, such as a shared interest.

So, in regarding community, as proposed by Foth (2006), it is essential to take into consideration more than the physical space. In order to become part of the universe which comprises the space of the telecentre, it is essential to identify the networks to which the actors belong to and are also elements shaping their use of the Internet.

In fact, the machinary itself can be also understood as a node of this networks. As there is a stream of information happening there, the stablished relationship between the user and the computer can be understood as a network link that is part of a broader network which connects various other nodes – humans and non-humans.

In the other hand, as stated by Foth, even though ICT enabled relationships allows a greater posibility of stablishing distant links with people in geographically distant location, it has been noticed that to stablish connections within a physical proximity is a behaviour more commoon in Internet. So, to have local shared interests networks, and to keep close friends on your social network are proportionally more commoon than having friends in distant places.

This point must also be observed in telecentres. To seek to understand the relationship between the global and the local, and the meaning of each of these concepts to the users which are accessing the web through these places is one of the goal of the ethnographic work.

To do this, it is essential that the researcher accomplishes to stablish a trusting and deep relationship within the telecentre, so the actors will feel comfortable sharing their networks.

According to Sen's social capital propose, social networks are also of extreme importance as the links allow for the development of social capital. Social capital is required to promote social inclusion: it is the lack of social capital which leads to the limited possibilities that disavantaged groups have in their daily life. Social capital implies links and nodes, in terms of networks, to which one can recurr in seek of assistance, it being financial, economical or social.