Weekly Updated - 3rd Week

This lecturer held on 11.10.10..
The main point that discuss is 'Virtual Community'
Ms Farah show us 2 videos in class.

Community & Society
~ collective movement of a group of individuals
~ an organization or association of persons engaged in common profession, activity or interest.

Virtual Community

~ social network of individuals who interact through certain media and crossing over geographical and political boundaries to achieve and pursue mutual interest of goals.
~ 4 Characteristics
~ there are also 4 types of virtual community:

[a] internet message boards - Forum

[b] chat rooms - MSN

[c] virtual worlds - MUD

[d] Social Networking - BLOG, FB

Questions:

1) Briefly explain how the internet, how the world wide web involve and how they work.

2) Define virtual community.

3) Explain the characteristics of community internet and how it differents from the traditional community.

4) Explain and give example of various type of virtual and traditional community.

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