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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 chat rooms 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 1970's on timeshare systems like PLATO_(computer_system) and later on 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.com (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 BigTent, Yahoo! Groups, Google Groups, LISTSERV, Microsoft SharePoint and IBM 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. The Road To Success
November 20, 2009
Currently, there are thousands of online enthusiasts who are taking the plunge and joining the community of affiliate marketers. With e-commerce booming, and the internet dominating the business world, becoming an affiliate marketer is a very wise choice.
To be successful with affiliate marketing, it's always best to learn the basics of the affiliate marketing business, then realize what sacrifices will need to be made for you to accomplish your goals. To get to the top of affiliate marketing, you'll need to make the necessary sacrifices.
Before you join any type of progr... (read more)
Author: Angela Paul
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2. Choosing the Optimum HR Software System for Your Business
November 20, 2009
Advancements in technology have revolutionized the way enterprises conduct their businesses in both offline and online channels. Such advancements include the overall improvement of business systems like those used in customer relationship management and on human resource management. HR software systems are now made more available that can handle all the rigors and requirements of the current business community.
Choosing the best HR software system that would fit the requirements of your business can be a daunting task as you will need to make a clear assessment and evaluation on how appr... (read more)
Author: Harry Golden
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3. Online casino Appliance iPhone
November 20, 2009
When casino arrives on your iPod, or iPhone, it’s a abiding assurance that the online casino industry is affective into the mainstream. Advanced wireless technology has opened the doors for the online casino community. Corpuscle phones and PDA's now accept the adeptness to download programs from the internet including online casino games. Now you can accept a Vegas appearance acquaintance while on the go. Real money gamblers can now admission their casino accounts and comedy atramentous jack, slots or alike roulette on their adaptable phones. Abounding Americans are now appliance their wireles... (read more)
Author: RIO MARTIN
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4. The Data Cabinet
November 19, 2009
The challenge facing many businesses today is how to run data servers and related hardware in an efficient way without overloading thermal capacities of these devices. The amount of power needed to drive storage units, servers, and routing management devices that are used in today’s online business community can become a cost-deficient equation, when combined with the cooling systems needed to keep the data center running trouble-free. Systems that run in an unconnected environment will waste power through excessive cabling, and those systems that attempt to reduce patching by piling devices t... (read more)
Author: Simon Coxon
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5. The Role of Creativity in an Effective Social Networking Site
November 19, 2009
Facebook has become the poster-child for social networking sites and is an excellent microcosm of the effects of a creative and engaging social networking site. Online social networking and the ability to build a widespread online community has exploded in popularity for internet users. As a result more and more companies are committed to maintaining and even increasing their investment in social media and online communities. Social networks have not only given us new ways to communicate and share information but also give us greater access to a wider range of people.
Whether a user ... (read more)
Author: Gary Klingsheim
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6. Corporate Blogging: 7 Best Practices
November 19, 2009
Blogs have become one of the hottest communication tools on the Web. Offering the opportunity for anyone to create their own free Web site, encouraging opinions and interaction, blogs provide forums for individuals to create their own highly personal presentations to the Web audience. They also provide for consortia of all types to experience the sort of online community feeling that was pioneered by early newsgroups and by the phenomenal success of AOL in the 1990s.
Blogs have reached into the corporate and government sectors as well. What started out as an outlet for teenage expression... (read more)
Author: SANDEEP PANGHAL
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7. Online Tutorials - Easy Ways to Make Money
November 19, 2009
Historically, tutorials were one way of learning; assistance from a tutor or a person who would facilitate you on a topic. Children have often gained tremendously from having a tutorial lesson to gain more knowledge about their subject in school or having their tutor answer their assignments. However, today tutorials also take place in the on line internet community because there are many sites that provide tutorials about a specific topic; whether the subject is computers, language, business and many more. These tutorials can be free of charge or you can pay for these tutorials.
Online... (read more)
Author: Amanda Powlesland
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8. Learn French Online: Tips to Learn French Online Fast
November 18, 2009
Learn French online is fun and easy! You can access more free valuable information and guide at http://LearnFrench-Online.com. Start learn French online today!">French is one of the most popular international languages of the time. This means that if you are a fluent speaker of the French language, plus you know how to read and write French, many companies would definitely hire you, a lot of people will be impressed by your linguistic skills, and you’ll definitely fit in and mingle with the French community if you intend to fly and visit the country.
But to be able to learn French onli... (read more)
Author: Chaves Angles
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