There are more online communities, I am sure, than I know of that exist today. From online clubs, to chat rooms, to blogs; the selection is probably unlimited. Though I personally do not belong to many online communities, I do find myself rather wrapped up in an online community we all refer to as Facebook.
It's actually ridiculous how often I find myself on Facebook. Because of its great popularity with not only people my age, but now growing on older "folks", just about everyone I know is a member of Facebook. The fact that all my friends use it as much as I do, makes this an online community for me.
"Users can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region to connect and interact with other people. People can also add friends and send them messages, and update their personal profile to notify friends about themselves. The website's name refers to the paper facebooks depicting members of a campus community that some US colleges and preparatory schools give to incoming students, faculty, and staff as a way to get to know other people on campus" (Wikipedia).
On Facebook, I am able to message all of my friends...all at once, or just to one person. Also, I am able to create events; for example, a charity event that I am hosting, or even rsvp to an event I have been invited to. The events page has also greatly come in handy because I was able to create a page to have people do an online survey for my research methods class. Because of this online community and its role, I am able to reach out to as many friends as I would like to.
Also, I find myself actively involved in a dorkish "poking war" with three of my friends, which have lasted now for at least 2 years. What it really means to poke someone, I will never know.
My friends can also write on the wall of my page, which is a message that everyone who views my page can see. This is a cool component of the online community of Facebook because you can publicly announce anything you would like....or not like.
It was very interesting that someone found me who shared my last name, yet we failed to figure out how/if we were related somehow.
Thanks to online communities, people are able to interact with others who share common likes and dislikes, hobbies, etc. I am glad to be a member of Facebook and stay in touch with so many good people I know.
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