Friday, 13 February 2009
"community is in the eye of the users?"
I think this is probably quite true. Many theorists have their own views on what makes up a community and what requirements are needed for a community, but when it comes down to it, surely its the individuals view that counts? I think the whole issue of sense of community can be percieved differently by different people, to one person on a particular forum they may see it just as a forum, but to someone else, it may be their community and mean something different to them. At the end of the day, the way we consume new media nowdays is much more actively, we are pretty much in conrtol when it comes to how we feel about virtual community and online resourses, so yes, it is in the eye of the users =)
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the traditional meaning of a community has definately changed with the introduction of the internet this has also changed how people perceive gatherings online (Virtual communities) with these becoming increasingly popular will there be much face to face communities in the further or will everything pretty much depend on virtual communication? we're currently undertaking a New Media unit whereby most of the work is posted online will this become the new way of learning? and is it as effective ? sorry about all the questions lol
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ReplyDeleteQuestions are good. Without questions we never look for answers!