Unlike traditional media where individuals consume content passively, content is created by community members through active participation in social media based brand communities. This active creation of content shapes the character of the community and also determines the influences of users and participants on each other (Werry, 1999; Bagozzi & Dholakia, 2002). Moreover, since digital environments facilitate the archiving of past content inexpensively, these communities come to represent an aggregation of collective expertise on individual topics, difficult to match elsewhere, and create a capital of knowledge, increasing its value for all members. Next, we explore the effects of social media based brand communities on community elements, value creation practices, brand trust and loyalty.