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Community
All forms of communication help to create community. Newspapers reflect the daily experiences of a community, magazines create a following of readers, books like the "Harry Potter" series, or the "Lord of the Rings Trilogy" create a whole world that people share. The internet has created a new kind of information community in which people are active participants rather than passive recipients. Just a few of these new community concepts or spaces are listed below: (in alphabetical order)
- craigslist: Localized free online classifieds and forums which lists jobs, housing, services, activities, community information, and more. Currently 190 craigslist sites in all 50 US states and in 35 countries.
- ebay: An online marketplace enabling millions of trades daily on a local, national and international basis.
- Google: State a simple mission - their goal is "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful." Google has become a verb in the English dictionary as a result of it's popularity.
- myspace: Simply called "a place for friends." An online community where people can share photos, journals and more with a growing network of mutual friends.
- Wikipedia: Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia is truly a community space. Anyone can contribute, edit, or dispute the information contained in Wikipedia. It is a living, evoloving source of information. It contains a Community Portal, in which people collaborate on projects. •
