My selected on line community is http://www.facebook.com/
"Facebook is a social networking website that was originally designed for college students, but is now open to anyone 13 years of age or older. Facebook users can create and customize their own profiles with photos, videos, and information about themselves. Friends can browse the profiles of other friends and write messages on their pages"
Tech Terms. (2010). Facebook. Retrieved June 25, 2010, from http://www.techterms.com/definition/facebook
A free service that allows people to interact with friends through the use of their profiles, people can write status and friends can like and comment on them. You can also have private messages with friends through the use of private emails or private chat which happens when the other person is online at the same time. Users can also upload photos and videos and post links to other websites.
People contribute to facebook as a way of keeping in touch with friends and family.
This is an example of someones status update:
Kelly Orr Done DoNe DONE!!!! Queentsown here I come!
Many ethical issues may arise on facebook, especially around informed consent. Photos of people can easily be put onto facebook without that persons consent. Those photos could also very easily be photoshoped and altered.
Facebook is a very good community for interacting with friends and family, especially those that don't live close but it can also could mean that people get very reliant on facebook and use it to talk to people they could easily visit face to face or talk to on the phone.
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