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C2 - Online communities Flashcards

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What is an online community?

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A group of people who use the internet to communicate over a shared interest

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What are the platform to allow these online communities to communicate with each other?

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  • Social Media
  • Blogs, Microblogs and Vlogs
  • Wikis
  • Chatrooms
  • Instant Messaging
  • Podcast
    -Forums
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Example of Social Media Platforms

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  • Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+
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Example of people that use social media and why

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Sports team, celebrity, tv shows, musicians, business etc. to share important information with fans or customers (online communities) and for contact

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What is a blog?

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Also know as a weblog. A regularly updated website, normally written in an informal style. Used by people to share news and commentary on topic of interest

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What are microblogs ?

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A type of blog designed for short text messages - known as microposts

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Example of microblogs

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  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
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What are Vlogs

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A video form of blogging. Users posts videos of themselves, often sharing news, opinions on a topic

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Example of vlogs

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YouTube

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A benefit of Blogs, Microblogs and Vlogs

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Source of income. As users build a large audience they get paid to advertise

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What are Wikis

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A website where content is created by a community of users. Users collaborate together to add new content as well as to edit each other content with updated information.

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Example of Wikis

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Wikipedia

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What are Chatrooms?

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Website that allow online communities to communicate via short messages on a shared topic of interests.

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A benefit of chatrooms ?

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It is real time therefore chats can be sent and replied in the moment

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A drawback of chatrooms ?

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No filtering therefore cannot avoid inappropriate content

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What are forums?

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Website where users can post message which can then be responded to by other forums users to take part in a discussion.
They are looked after moderators - if they don’t keep an eye, inappropriate comments. Content can be left, if they are too into the moderation can make people fee like they ain’t got freedom of speech

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What are the differences between Forums and Chatroom ?

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  • Messages are longer in forums than chatrooms
  • Chatrooms are for real time conversation whereas forums are not designed for real time conversation
18
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Does using and accessing online communities have any implications?

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Yes

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What are the different implications for individuals?

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  • User needs
    -Meeting needs
  • Costs
  • Privacy
  • Security
20
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Implication: user experience

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This is the feeling a user gets when using a system such as social media, a blog, or wiki

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What are the four main categories with user experience and what do they do

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  • Ease of use: If the platforms are easy to navigate and perform actions easy
  • Performance: Online communities, mainly websites, are expected to load and display quickly.
    -Availability: Can it be accessed. Some online communities have restricted access
  • Accessibility: Can the online community with disabilities easily make use of the platforms
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Implication: Meet needs

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Users make use of online communities for different reasons, therefore different online communities meet different needs in different ways.
Therefore, Online communities should be able to meet the needs of each user, as well as accessibility needs for user with disability e.g

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Implication: Cost

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They are very affordable for individuals for use. Most of the time they are completely free to make use of it.
However due to it being free of charge, there is a lot of advertising.
Main cost involved is for internet connection, if you making use of 4G that can be very costly for people that uses it a lot

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Implication: Cost

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They are very affordable for individuals for use. Most of the time they are completely free to make use of it.
However due to it being free of charge, there is a lot of advertising.
Main cost involved is for internet connection, if you making use of 4G that can be very costly for people that uses it a lot

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