Abstract: The interaction between real and virtual spaces can be reconceptualized by mobilizing the notion of cybernetic space to signify the relationship between spaces, culture and identity in the synthetic space we tend to live in. The new metaphor can allow for a holistic examination of the Internet in popular culture. Table of Contents includes: The Idea of Space ... as geography; as political boundaries; Space and movement Internet and Space: Transforming Relationships The elements of the transformation Consequences of the transformations Finding a New Space: Cybernetic Space Internet and Cybernetic Space From Cyber Space to Cybernetic Space: Rethinking the Relationship between Real and Virtual Spaces |