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A virtual community, e-community or online community is a group of people that primarily interact via communication media such as newsletters, telephone, email, internet social network service or instant messages rather than face to face, for social, professional, educational or other purposes. If the mechanism is a computer network, it is called an online community. Virtual and online communities have also become a supplemental form of communication between people who know each other primarily in real life. Many means are used in social software separately or in combination, including text-based chatrooms and forums that use voice, video text or avatars. Significant socio-technical change may have resulted from the proliferation of such Internet-based social networks. [1]Virtual communities may synthesize Web 2.0 technologies with the community, and therefore have been described as Community 2.0, although strong community bonds have been forged online since the early days of USENET. Online communities depend upon social interaction and exchange between users online. This emphasizes the reciprocity element of the unwritten social contract between community members. Some of the earliest forms of web 1.0 virtual community websites included Theglobe.com (1994),[3] Geocities (1994), and Tripod (1995). These early communities focused on bringing people together to interact with each other through chat rooms, and share personal information and ideas around any topics via personal homepage publishing tools which were a precursor to the blogging and social networking phenomenon. The web 2.0 wave of online community arrived in the early 2000s and is essentially characterized by virtual communities such as Flickr, Facebook, and Del.icio.us. A similar trend is starting to emerge within businesses where online or virtual communities are taking hold. These communities can be organizational, regional or topical depending on the business. From a technical perspective, software tools abound to create and nurture these communities including Yahoo Groups, Google Groups, LISTSERV, Microsoft Sharepoint and Lotus Connections. The explosive diffusion of the Internet since the mid-1990s has also fostered the proliferation of virtual communities. The nature of those communities is diverse, and the benefits that Rheingold envisioned are not necessarily realized, or pursued, by many. At the same time, it is rather commonplace to see anecdotes of someone in need of special help or in search of a community benefiting from the use of the Internet. Different virtual communities have different levels of interaction and participation among their members. This ranges from adding comments or tags to a blog or message board post to competing against other people in online video games such as MMORPGs. Many communities that are operated by Homeowner Associations utilize homeowners association websites to facilitate all communications, business transactions, and social endeavors of any kind.Not unlike traditional social groups or clubs, virtual communities often divide into cliques or even separate to form new communities. Author Amy Jo Kim points out a potential difference between traditional structured online communities (message boards, chat rooms, etc), and more individual-centric, bottom-up social tools (blogs, instant messaging buddy lists), and suggests the latter are gaining in popularity.
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1. Social Networking Sites: The Strongest Community
November 06, 2009
Social network sites are becoming the strongest community building trend day by day. These sites account for quite an awesome amount of online activities. Statistically the times spend in the social networking sites are overwhelmingly increasing keeping pace with the overall growth of the internet. The online social networking sites manage a huge database of contacts, address book, facilitating global communication in the most convincing fashion. Users are able to create profile, share thoughts, and manage bookmarks of their favorite sites. The number of social networking sites has ceasel... (read more)
Author: Henry Williams
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2. Helpful Tips to Download Music at Faster Speed
November 05, 2009
The article shells out useful tips for downloading any kind of music files much quickly and thereby give you a complete enjoyment of listening to your favorite music. A loud buzz is made about the online music downloads and buying online movies in the virtual community. There are plenty of choices that one can avail of while buying music DVD’s online or downloading music videos and here are certain tips to keep in mind while going for online music downloads.
Internet has made it possible to have a hold over every other thing be it music, movies, music videos, books etc virtually with the ... (read more)
Author: James John
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3. Surefire Trading Challenge - World's Largest Forex Competition in History
November 05, 2009
Surefire trading challenge - You must be wondering what this is all about? This is an online community of home traders of Forex who take part in this competition and win with a huge profit margin. The first competition that was held only saw about 569 people who took part in this and the there were winners and losers like in any game. But everyone did make some profit. The only rule that bound this game was that the winners had to make the system and strategy they used to win this large profit public. If you look at the surefire trading challenge website you will be able to get more informati... (read more)
Author: Sutikno Slamet
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4. Jay Kubassek Is Carbon Copy Pro
November 05, 2009
Jay Kubassek is a name that is being talked about more and more in the Internet marketing world, so who is this Jay guy anyway? His most well known accomplishment (in the global Internet marketing community is his comprehensive training program called Carbon Copy Pro. This is an Internet marketing training course that is teaching thousands of people all around the globe how to market online. Years ago, Jay figured out how to use the Internet to become a top producer in the direct sales industry. He took his system for success online and is now teaching people the exact same skills that had him... (read more)
Author: BrianKrysti Horwitz
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5. Chiropractic Internet Marketing and Social Marketing Strategies
November 05, 2009
Chiropractic internet marketing with social media has gained a great deal of traction in the last year among chiropractors looking to marketing their clinics online in 2009 and beyond. Many doctors are seeing the benefits early on of building relationships in their community with social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. These relatively new forms of communication have ushered in a new era of chiropractic marketing, extending the doctors presence into the virtual realm.
Perhaps the most important thing to consider when utilizing web 2.0 or social media in a chiropractic intern... (read more)
Author: Matthew Loop
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6. Playing Bingo in the US and the UK
November 05, 2009
Bingo has always been a very popular game but today it is hugely popular. Bingo is played every day by millions of people and particularly so in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. There are some differences in the cards but apart from that the games are pretty much the same.
The main reason the game has become so massively popular is because of television and the internet. Once upon a time bingo games were played in church halls or community centers where local folk – usually retirees – would wander in every week and play their game of bingo. It was a fun activity and th... (read more)
Author: Sheila Danes
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7. Tips on Hiring Online Marketing Consultants
November 05, 2009
The internet has changed the whole world. Everyone knows about the internet and most people use it on a daily basis. The great thing about the internet is that it?s used by everyone. No matter what they are interested in doing, or their social background they will use the internet.<br> Vibrant Community<br> This makes the internet a huge and vibrant community. There are millions of people on the internet and this makes interacting with it great fun. No matter what you are interested in you will find other people who share your interests on the net.<b... (read more)
Author: nps31 system
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8. Outbound Call Center
November 05, 2009
Aetna was recently recognized by J.D. Power and Associates for providing an ?Outstanding Customer Service Experience? through its concierge customer service call center. This recognition follows a rigorous audit and random survey of Aetna customers. Based on their responses, J.D. Power and Associates certified the Aetna call center in High Point, N.C. under its 2009 Call Center Certification Program. Share E-mail this page to a friend Print this page Bookmark this page RSS-XML alerts Facebook Outbound Call Center by Five 9 Outbound Call Center Global Online Community H... (read more)
Author: Health Insurance
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9. William Hill Bingo Turn Pink for Breast Cancer Care
November 05, 2009
Every day from the 18th to the 24th October, William Hill Bingo will be running a series of ‘pink ticket’ games. These will be every hour on the half hour in the community room, with 10% of all ticket sales on these games* donated to Breast Cancer Care. And to encourage the Bingo community to turn pink, there will be an exclusive promotion where players can submit photos of themselves with their favourite pink item. William Hill Bingo will select 5 submissions to win £20 worth of bingo bonus and the winning pictures will be posted on the site.Hill’s spokeswoman Jennie Prest said, “With W... (read more)
Author: Jennie Prest
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10. Download online slots and play exciting slots games at the Slots of Vegas Casino
November 04, 2009
To start off, the Slots of Vegas online casino is a fabulous spot to download online slots and play exciting slots games. The online community has long been serving its players with quality online gaming and pure value for money. It is mostly due to the vast range of online casino games that the Slots of Vegas has managed to attract such a large number of players.
If you want to get the best of online slots in every way then the Slots of Vegas is just the place for you. At this classy casino you can not have enough of slots. They come in every form, to satisfy each type pf player. If you ... (read more)
Author: Ammy Dylx
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11. What Has Made Dog games Become So Popular?
November 04, 2009
Everyday, you can observe the increase in the popularity of flash dog games and how many more individuals around the world are getting more acquainted with this type of game. Just open your online connectivity, where you will find countless websites that are successfully featuring innumerable eminent dog games, at free of cost. A few of these websites include community forums, where the flash dog game enthusiast as well as dog lovers are able to come out with their interesting experiences, related to dog games. If you belong to the people who adore their dog, then the flash dog game is for... (read more)
Author: Damian Cross
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12. Champions League Matches On Tuesday
November 04, 2009
Tuesday sees the latest games in the group stage of the Champions League and there is a betting feast in store. At fast-growing sports betting community, bet republic you can find out where the betting value lies and where the UK's top tipsters are putting their money.
Sports betting expert James Eastham has picked out the best bets from Tuesday's fixtures and he has a fantastic record of hunting out the right bet from the 100 or so markets that online bookmakers like to price up, be ready to tune into bet republic television (BRTV) for watching champions league matches on Tuesday.
O... (read more)
Author: Lorraine Perla
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13. Is Online Poker Rigged? Answers From The Experts
November 03, 2009
Poker forums and blogs are inundated by novice and serious players alike, with the question 'is online poker rigged'. A hot topic recently, especially in light of a few cheating scandals and the ever-present constant bad beats. Without a doubt, there must be a plausible explanation, besides 'that's poker!', to the constant bad beats online.
A few responses heard throughout the poker community include that?s poker, or there are too many donkeys or they played bad, the truth of the matter is that it has nothing to do with the other players! The hidden motive behind the software is the dire... (read more)
Author: Jon Stein
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14. Introduction to Omaha
November 02, 2009
The Rules In Omaha Hold’em each player recieves 4 hole cards and everyone shares 5 community cards, similar to Texas Hold’em. The catch is that you must use exactly 2 cards from your hand and 3 cards from the board to make your 5-card poker hand. In general the winning hands in Omaha are much better than the winning hands in Texas; in a game of more than 3 people usually a straight or better wins. When you are first playing Omaha, you should make sure you are actually using 2 cards from your hand, and not 3 or 1. For example, if the board is K Q J 5 4, and you have A Q 4 4, your hand is only t... (read more)
Author: Sheri Victora
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15. Russian Dating Weird? Not Compared to Other Dating Sites<p><p>
November 02, 2009
Searching for your future Russian bride across the globe via the internet may sound strange to some, but actually it is very normal compared to other online dating sites out there. Studies have shown that international marriages between Western men and Russian and Ukrainian women do work well, but we’re not so sure about some of these other bizarre matchmaking sites. There's a site for everyoneThere seems to be an online dating community for all types these days. There’s a myriad of animal lover sites from cats, dogs, reptiles, and even horses. There is also a site for fans of popular televisi... (read more)
Author: Michelle Brown
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16. Every Organization Needs a Website
November 02, 2009
Websites are the most economical, most effective and most flexible way to get your message to the global community. Today, when readers need information, they go online. People reach out for friends, products and information with the confidence that whatever they need is at their fingertips in mere seconds. If you or your organization has a message, that message can resonate around the Internet with an information-packed website.
Online sales grow every year. Charities are evaluated online more than ever before. More viewers first see the house they will buy online than in the presence of... (read more)
Author: Robert Bell
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