The Emergence of the Virtual Community

With the immense popularity of the Internet comes many changes to society as we know it. Our traditional sense of "community" has evolved over the years into a more modern, virtual sense of community which involves social networking sites. No longer are we tied to "community" in the physical sense.

The virtual community can create and preserve ties among people who are physically separate.

Watch this video to experience the evolution of a once simple term - "community" - that has expanded...

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From: maghanelizabethm

Related topics : virtual community social networking / social community network sites / virtual social networking sites / social media network sites

Do virtual communities and social networks enhance and/or destroy peoples' relationships in reality?

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From: angelachowcurtin

Related topics : virtual community social networking / social community network

Social networks kill "real" relationships? Social media, digital consumers speaker. Futurist keynote

http://www.globalchange.com Most online social networking is with people who are known to their friends or colleagues in physical life. Impact of social media and consumer behaviour, virtual communication on social gatherings. FaceBook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Plaxo, Bebo, YouTube are mainly communities of people who know each other. Social media impact on advertising, marketing and brand development. Mutlichannel marketing. Why many people are physically present but mentally and emotionally...

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From: Patrick Dixon Futurist Keynote Speaker for Industry Conference

Related topics : social media networks are changing our way of having relationships / social media impact on marketing / virtual community social networking / social media branding

Open Content Creation Though Virtual Learning Communities (OpenEducationWeek 2015)

This video shows an example that demonstrates how to create open educational resources through open learning community, in Google +, associated with a MOOC course.

Most MOOC platforms have large gaps in its social aspect, especially in sharing resources generated in the more connectivist MOOC. Through social networks can solve this problem by creating virtual learning communities, they are an ideal resource generation in open space. If MOOC course "Application of social networking to education"...

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From: UPM

Related topics : virtual community social networking / social community network

Social networking for small business

The most popular social networking sites reach millions of users who are connected in virtual communities by shared interests and friends. How can you use these connections to expand your customer base? Wired Magazine Senior Editor, Nick Thompson, explains.

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From: brookse214

Related topics : social network for small business / business use of social networking sites / virtual community social networking

LabRoots - The leading scientific social networking website

LabRoots is the leading scientific social networking website and producer of educational virtual events and webinars. Contributing to the advancement of science through content sharing capabilities, LabRoots is a powerful advocate in amplifying global networks and communities.

Founded in 2008, LabRoots emphasizes digital innovation in scientific collaboration and learning. We have become a primary source for current scientific news, webinars, virtual conferences and more. Join for free and...

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From: LabRoots

Related topics : global social networking website / social networking websites / virtual community social networking

Davos Annual Meeting 2007 - The Impact of Web 2.0

http://www.weforum.org/

27.01.2007

The Impact of Web 2.0 and Emerging Social Network Models

The rapid rise of online social networks is both a social and business phenomenon, the impact of which is only beginning to be understood. The consumer-powered Web 2.0 creates innovative ways for businesses to operate and people to communicate.

1) What is driving the emergence of virtual communities? Is the rapid rise in their valuations justified?

2) How are companies beginning to use social...

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From: World Economic Forum

Related topics : online business social network / online social networking marketing / social network marketing strategies / global social networking market / social media network marketing

Russians flock to web to find old flames

More and more Russians are finding long-lost friends, as the popularity of social networking websites soars. They're using the virtual community as a tool to hook up in the real world.

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From: RT

Related topics : virtual community social networking

School Project "Digital Identities"

Konrad-Wachsmann-Oberschule Berlin

As a part of social media, social networks and net-communities are riding high.

Children and young people also enjoy networking with friends, meeting new

friends and sharing with the world. The introduction to virtual worlds usually begins by

setting up a personal profi le -- a digital identity. The problem here is fi nding the fi ne

line between the most authentic portrayal of the true self and the protection of privacy.

To encourage children and young...

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From: Teachtoday - eine Initiative der Deutschen Telekom

Related topics : digital identity social media network / virtual community social networking

School Project "Digital Identities"

Konrad-Wachsmann-Oberschule Berlin

As a part of social media, social networks and net-communities are riding high.

Children and young people also enjoy networking with friends, meeting new

friends and sharing with the world. The introduction to virtual worlds usually begins by

setting up a personal profi le -- a digital identity. The problem here is fi nding the fi ne

line between the most authentic portrayal of the true self and the protection of privacy.

To encourage children and...

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From: msftineducation MIE

Related topics : social media network where friends share / virtual community social networking