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* '''[[Usenet]]''', one of the original decentralized, distributed discussion group architectures.
* '''[[Usenet]]''', one of the original decentralized, distributed discussion group architectures.
* '''[[Bulletin board system|BBS]]''': [[WELL (virtual community)|The WELL]], [[GEnie]], [[The Meta Network]]
* '''[[Bulletin board system|BBS]]''': [[WELL (virtual community)|The WELL]], [[GEnie]], The Meta Network
* '''Academic''': [[History of virtual learning environments#1974|EIES]], [[Usenet]]
* '''Academic''': [[History of virtual learning environments#1974|EIES]], [[Usenet]]
* '''[[Blog]]''': [[LiveJournal]], [[Xanga]], [[MySpace]], [[Facebook]], [[WordPress]], [[Blogger (service)|Blogger]], [[TheStudentRoom]], [[Tagged (website)|Tagged]]
* '''[[Webcomic]]''': [[UserFriendly]], ''[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'', ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]''
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* '''[[Virtual world|Virtual world/city]]''': [[Habitat (video game)|LucasFilm's Habitat]], [[Second Life]], [[Millsberry]], ''[[Red Light Center]]'', [[IMVU]], [[Neopets]], [[Roblox]]
* '''[[Webcomic]]''': [[UserFriendly]], ''[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'', ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'',
* '''[[Instant messaging|IM]]''': [[ICQ]], [[Yahoo! Messenger]], [[Windows Live Messenger]], [[AOL Instant Messenger|AIM]], [[Facebook Messenger]], [[WhatsApp]], [[Kik Messenger]], [[WeChat]], [[Viber]], [[Discord]], [[Skype]], [[iMessage]], [[KakaoTalk]], [[Line (software)|Line]], [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]]
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* '''[[Virtual world|Virtual world/city]]''': [[Habitat (video game)|LucasFilm's Habitat]], [[Second Life]], [[Millsberry]], ''[[Red Light Center]]'', [[IMVU]], [[Neopets]]
* '''[[Instant messaging|IM]]''': [[ICQ]], [[Yahoo! Messenger]], [[Windows Live Messenger]], [[AOL Instant Messenger|AIM]]
* '''[[Internet Relay Chat]] (IRC)''': [[IRC network]]s
* '''[[Internet Relay Chat]] (IRC)''': [[IRC network]]s
* '''[[MMORPG]]''': ''[[EverQuest]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'', ''[[RuneScape]]'', ''[[World of Warcraft]]''
* '''[[MMORPG]]''': ''[[EverQuest]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'', ''[[RuneScape]]'', ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', [[Final Fantasy XIV]], [[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]
* '''[[MOO]]''': [[LambdaMOO]]
* '''[[MOO]]''': [[LambdaMOO]]
* '''[[Mososo]]''': [[Dodgeball]], [[Meetro]]
* '''[[Mososo]]''': [[Dodgeball]], [[Meetro]], [[Foursquare City Guide|Foursquare]]
* '''[[MUD]]'''/'''[[MUSH]]''': [[TinyMUD]]
* '''[[Multi-user dungeon|MUD]]'''/'''[[MUSH]]''': [[TinyMUD]]
* '''[[P2P file sharing|P2P]]''': [[Kazaa]], [[Morpheus (software)|Morpheus]], [[Napster]], [[Limewire]]
* '''[[P2P file sharing|P2P]]''': [[Kazaa]], [[Morpheus (file-sharing software)|Morpheus]], [[Napster]], [[Limewire]], [[BitTorrent]]
* '''[[Wiki]]''': [[Wikipedia]], [[WikiWikiWeb]], [[MeatballWiki]], [[Wetpaint]], [[PBworks]], [[TV Tropes]]
* '''[[Wiki]]''': [[Wikipedia]], [[WikiWikiWeb]], [[MeatballWiki]], [[Wetpaint]], [[PBworks]], [[TV Tropes]]
* '''[[WorldWideWeb|WWW]]''': [[eBay]], [[GeoCities]], [[Slashdot]], [[Digg]]
* '''[[WorldWideWeb|WWW]]''': [[eBay]], [[Slashdot]], [[Digg]], [[Reddit]]
* '''Consumers''': [[eBay]], [[Amazon.com]]
* '''Consumers''': [[eBay]], [[Amazon.com]]
* '''Software that enable online communities''': [[Ning (website)|Ning]]
* '''Software that enable online communities''': [[Ning (website)|Ning]]
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{{Main|List of MUDs}}
{{Main|List of MUDs}}
* [[:Category:MUD games]]
* [[:Category:MUD games]]
* [[:Category:MU* servers]]
* [[:Category:MU* games]]
* [[:Category:MU* games]]


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* [[1Point3Acres]]
* [[1Point3Acres]]
* [[Fillos de Galicia]]
* [[Fillos de Galicia]]
* [[Laneros]]
* [[MIT BBS]]
* [[MIT BBS]]



===Online Teaching Covens===
===Online Teaching Covens===

Latest revision as of 04:52, 19 December 2024

This is a list of Wikipedia articles about virtual communities.

Benchmark virtual communities

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Additional virtual community listings

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Discussion boards

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Social networking

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Main article: List of social networking websites

Art communities

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MUD, MUSH, MOO

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Main article: List of MUDs

Virtual world communities

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Main articles: Virtual worlds § Social, and Virtual community § Virtual worlds

Virtual reality communities

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Main article: Applications of virtual reality § Virtual communities

Ethnicity-based communities

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Online Teaching Covens

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Other types

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  • Pinboard
  • bianca.com
  • Scratch (an educational programming website by MIT)
  • GameTZ.com (an online game, music, movie, and book trading community)
  • CouchSurfing (free accommodation worldwide through hospitality exchange)
  • Hospitality Club (free accommodation worldwide through hospitality exchange)
  • Warm Showers (free accommodation worldwide through hospitality exchange for bicycle travelers)
  • Meetup (an online service designed to facilitate real-world meetings of people involved in various virtual communities)
  • Meetro (local focused communities)
  • StumbleUpon (web surfing)
  • Woozworld (virtual gaming community for youth)
  • YTMND (Picture, Sound, Text)
  • Group blogs
  • TakingITGlobal (Youth - social networking for social good)
  • CrossFit (a fitness program where users post their scores and comments on daily workouts)
  • DXY.cn (an online community for physicians, health care professionals, pharmacies and facilities)

See also

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