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Online Communities Flashcards

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What is an online community

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A group of people who meet up regularly

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What is an online identity?

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A social presence in the social communities which develops as you contribute online. Most require an online account with a username and password.

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Online Workspaces

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Provide online community for a group of people who work together.

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Features of Online Workplaces

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  • Access resources that aid learning eg links to outside sources
  • Communicate with others
  • Share info
  • Schedule meetings
  • Assign tasks
  • Maintain contact info
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Advantages of Online Workspaces

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+Can use VoIP to hold meetings and conferences online worldwide
+Can email or chat which allows them to collaborate easier
+Can access resources as long as they have an internet connection
+Maintain contact info

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Disadvantages of Online Workspaces

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-Need internet connection

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Social Networks

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Allows you to post messages, photos, upload pictures and stories to your page which can then be viewed by the people you allow. Can like and share posts

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Features of Social Networks

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  • Upload photos
  • Messaging
  • Likes
  • Comments
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Advantages of Social Networks

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+Usually free
+Very easy to keep in contact with people
+Easy to contact new potential friends
+Simpler to get in touch with long lost friends
+Do not need any particular skills to create page
+Can keep up to date with latest news about celebrities and friends and family

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Disadvantages of Social Networks

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  • May feel a sense of loss of privacy
  • May regret photos or comments you posted online
  • Online bullying
  • Fake profiles
  • Very distracting; may make it harder to study or get work done
  • People can exaggerate
  • Usually requires internet to work
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User Generated Reference Sites

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-A site where any visitor can contribute information by either creating or editing site contents

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Features of User Generated Reference Sites

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  • documents can be written collaboratively
  • Pages can created and updated almost constantly
  • Hyperlinks to other wikis
  • Plain text editing
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Advantages of User Generated Reference Sites

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+Can be used to quickly find information on a topic or a famous person
+Anyone can edit
+Instantaneous, don’t need to wait for updates
+People around the world can work on the same document
+Software tracks every change and so can be easily reverted to previous version of article

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Disadvantages of User Generated Reference Sites

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  • Open to spam and vandalism if not properly regulated
  • Requires internet connection
  • Flexibility of structure may lead to disorganisation of info
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Social Bookmarking Sites

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-Centralised online service which allows users to add, edit and share bookmarks of web documents

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Features of Social Bookmarking Sites

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  • Save and send favourite websites to friends
  • Can see what others tag
  • Browse through items based on popularity, recently added or certain categories
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Advantages of Social Bookmarking Sites

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+Can specifically target what you want to see
+Can quickly narrow down results
+Can see current and relevant information
+Votes help find relevant and reliable info

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Disadvantages of Social Bookmarking Sites

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  • May be inconsistent or poor use of tags
  • Storing data in another location and needs maintenance and updating
  • Information or sites may be biased
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Advantages for Working Practices

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+Many workers telecommute and work from home
+Cloud computing allows workers to access documents and programs from anywhere they can get internet access
+Decisions can be made more effectively through an online workspace as everyone can see and agree changes to a document at the same time
+Employers can check social networks to research potential employees

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Disadvantages for Working Practices

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  • People may avoid face to face contact
  • Employees may feel pressured to work when away from the office
  • Workers without internet access may feel left out of making important decisions
  • Employees may be disciplined for defamatory posts
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How does the Internet help collaborative working?

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+Users can work together on the same documents online and share ideas
+Users get more done in less time by working as a group
+Can help each other solve problems

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Why is the Internet not so helpful for collaborative working?

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  • Body language cannot be read in meetings

- Work can be lost if users overwrite others’ contributions

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Advantages of Teleworking

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+Saves money because you do not need to pay for transport to work
+Flexible- allows people to work where and when they want to
+Increases production- less time is lost while travelling
+Reduces pollution- no need to travel

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Disadvantages of Teleworking

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  • Less social contact- isolated
  • Easy to work long hours and not get a break
  • Distractions- work may not get completed
  • Dependent on Internet connection
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Positive impact of internet on socialising

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+Easy way for people to keep in contact
+Easy way to make new friends based on shared interests etc.
+Easy translations between languages
+Available 24/7/365

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Negative impact of internet on socialising

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  • Need an internet connection
  • People can pretend to be someone they’re not
  • People spend less time with real friends
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What is the acceptable use policy or code of conduct?

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  • Keep username and password secure
  • Not allowed to use other people’s usernames and passwords
  • Don’t use strong or offensive language
  • Don’t take or distribute images of someone without their permission
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ICT on a Global Scale

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  • Speeded up globalisation
  • Purchases from around the world can be made 24/7/365 without time zone and public holidays in other countries having an impact
  • Can make purchases without leaving house
  • Many companies now function globally, ie. they have offices and customers around the world
  • Some countries censor or control access to social networking sites and search engines so that they can control access to info. This is often due to politics (repression of opposition to government), security (prevention of dangerous plans) and protection (eg. of children from harmful content)

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