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CHAPTER 7: VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES - Coggle Diagram
CHAPTER 7: VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES
Virtual communities
Web community, online community
gathering place for people and businesses
no physical existence
Mobile operating System
operation system modifications
smart phone operating system- cannot be deleted
Android operating system
mobile commerce browser display options
Social Networking Emerges
Social Networking Sites- allow individuals to create and publish a profile
Web logs (Blog)- containing individual commentary on current events or specific issues
Social shopping- bringing buyers and sellers together in a social network to facilitate retail sales
Idea- based social networking- based connections among people
Virtual learning network- distance learning platforms for student
Early Virtual Community
Bulletin Board System
Usenet newsgroups
Current Forms
Web chat rooms
considerable social interaction
relationship-forming activities
Revenue Model for Social Networking Sites
Advertising-supported social networking sites
Mixed revenue and fee-for-service social networking sites, example Yahoo
Fee-based social networking