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An '''online community''' is a group of people who are closely interacting mainly online, with a shared, unifying goal for the whole group. For example, [[Slashdot]] is a [[group blog]] devoted to discussing technology news, and the group as a whole shares the goal of keeping up with the latest and most exciting news developments of interest to technophiles. | An '''online community''' is a group of people who are closely interacting mainly online, with a shared, unifying goal for the whole group. For example, [[Slashdot]] is a [[group blog]] devoted to discussing technology news, and the group as a whole shares the goal of keeping up with the latest and most exciting news developments of interest to technophiles. | ||
One of the earliest and best-known online communities was [[The WELL]], which got its start in 1985. | One of the earliest and best-known online communities was [[The WELL]], which got its start in 1985. | ||
Types of online communities include [[mailing list (Internet)|mailing list]]s, [[wiki]]s, the [[Blogosphere]] as a whole and [[group blog]]s, [[image sharing communities]], [[video sharing communities]], [[Web directory projects]], and [[online academic projects]], just to name a few. | Types of online communities include [[mailing list (Internet)|mailing list]]s, [[wiki]]s, [[blog]]s (especially the [[Blogosphere]] as a whole and [[group blog]]s), [[image sharing communities]], [[video sharing communities]], [[Web directory projects]], and [[online academic projects]], just to name a few. | ||
Revision as of 22:49, 20 February 2010
An online community is a group of people who are closely interacting mainly online, with a shared, unifying goal for the whole group. For example, Slashdot is a group blog devoted to discussing technology news, and the group as a whole shares the goal of keeping up with the latest and most exciting news developments of interest to technophiles.
One of the earliest and best-known online communities was The WELL, which got its start in 1985.
Types of online communities include mailing lists, wikis, blogs (especially the Blogosphere as a whole and group blogs), image sharing communities, video sharing communities, Web directory projects, and online academic projects, just to name a few.