Manilka+chapter2

** __ Project- and interest – based communities  __ ** · Are a lot more causal in the they go about exchanging information and ideas · Most project or internet based communities are created by groups who are Ø Open to the public Ø Have free membership Ø Encourage the exchange of ideas · Most forums or discussion areas are open are open to the general public and it is all about celebrating the ‘free’. ** __ Clubs and Associations  __ ** · The most common internet based community is the club or association. · The club website is primarily as a broadcast tool to share information about events and to provide links to other websites. ** __ Project based communities  __ ** · Examples of project based communities are Hand Made Help Blogs ** __ Supporting information and exchange  __ ** Websites that support broadcasting of ideas, information exchange and knowledge sharing between online communities include wikis, blogs, forums and social networking sites. ** __ Wikis  __ ** · A wiki is a website that allows users to enter and communally edit its content. · Wikis are collaborative projects that allow visitors to read what the community has written and by clicking edit contribute their own knowledge or edit knowledge contained on the page · The power of the wiki is that since multiple people can work on the same document, the article become the sum of all their knowledge, this makes a wiki a great source of information. · The ease of using a wiki in part is due to its openness. __ Create Your Own Wiki __ · You can start a wiki on any topic and get the opinions of other people who visit your wiki. · Wiki space allows you to enter text directly onto the page. ** __ Blogs  __ ** · A blog is a website that has one main page and acts like an online journal or diary. · A blog is usually maintained by a single author who makes regular entries. · Each entry is a little text blurb that may contain images and links to other sites · A blog will often contain a side bar that contains permanent links to other stories and sites.
 * __ Types of online communities  __ **