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* '''[[Usenet]]''', one of the original decentralized, distributed discussion group architectures. |
* '''[[Usenet]]''', one of the original decentralized, distributed discussion group architectures. |
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* '''[[Bulletin board system|BBS]]''': [[WELL (virtual community)|The WELL]], [[GEnie]], |
* '''[[Bulletin board system|BBS]]''': [[WELL (virtual community)|The WELL]], [[GEnie]], The Meta Network |
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* '''Academic''': [[History of virtual learning environments#1974|EIES]], [[Usenet]] |
* '''Academic''': [[History of virtual learning environments#1974|EIES]], [[Usenet]] |
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* '''[[Blog]]''': [[LiveJournal]], [[Xanga]], [[MySpace]], [[Facebook]], [[WordPress]], [[Blogger (service)|Blogger]], [[TheStudentRoom]], [[Tagged (website)|Tagged]], [[Twitter]] |
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* '''[[Webcomic]]''': [[UserFriendly]], ''[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'', ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' |
* '''[[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]] |
* '''[[Virtual world|Virtual world/city]]''': [[Habitat (video game)|LucasFilm's Habitat]], [[Second Life]], [[Millsberry]], ''[[Red Light Center]]'', [[IMVU]], [[Neopets]], [[Roblox]] |
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* '''[[Mososo]]''': [[Dodgeball]], [[Meetro]], [[Foursquare City Guide|Foursquare]] |
* '''[[Mososo]]''': [[Dodgeball]], [[Meetro]], [[Foursquare City Guide|Foursquare]] |
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* '''[[Multi-user dungeon|MUD]]'''/'''[[MUSH]]''': [[TinyMUD]] |
* '''[[Multi-user dungeon|MUD]]'''/'''[[MUSH]]''': [[TinyMUD]] |
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* '''[[P2P file sharing|P2P]]''': [[Kazaa]], [[Morpheus (software)|Morpheus]], [[Napster]], [[Limewire]], [[BitTorrent]] |
* '''[[P2P file sharing|P2P]]''': [[Kazaa]], [[Morpheus (file-sharing software)|Morpheus]], [[Napster]], [[Limewire]], [[BitTorrent]] |
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* '''[[Wiki]]''': [[Wikipedia]], [[WikiWikiWeb]], [[MeatballWiki]], [[Wetpaint]], [[PBworks]], [[TV Tropes]] |
* '''[[Wiki]]''': [[Wikipedia]], [[WikiWikiWeb]], [[MeatballWiki]], [[Wetpaint]], [[PBworks]], [[TV Tropes]] |
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* '''[[WorldWideWeb|WWW]]''': [[eBay]], [[Slashdot]], [[Digg]], [[Reddit]] |
* '''[[WorldWideWeb|WWW]]''': [[eBay]], [[Slashdot]], [[Digg]], [[Reddit]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:52, 19 December 2024
This is a list of Wikipedia articles about virtual communities.
Benchmark virtual communities
[edit]- Usenet, one of the original decentralized, distributed discussion group architectures.
- BBS: The WELL, GEnie, The Meta Network
- Academic: EIES, Usenet
- Webcomic: UserFriendly, Penny Arcade, Sluggy Freelance
- Virtual world/city: LucasFilm's Habitat, Second Life, Millsberry, Red Light Center, IMVU, Neopets, Roblox
- IM: ICQ, Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, AIM, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Kik Messenger, WeChat, Viber, Discord, Skype, iMessage, KakaoTalk, Line, Telegram
- Internet Relay Chat (IRC): IRC networks
- MMORPG: EverQuest, Final Fantasy XI, RuneScape, World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV, Star Wars: The Old Republic
- MOO: LambdaMOO
- Mososo: Dodgeball, Meetro, Foursquare
- MUD/MUSH: TinyMUD
- P2P: Kazaa, Morpheus, Napster, Limewire, BitTorrent
- Wiki: Wikipedia, WikiWikiWeb, MeatballWiki, Wetpaint, PBworks, TV Tropes
- WWW: eBay, Slashdot, Digg, Reddit
- Consumers: eBay, Amazon.com
- Software that enable online communities: Ning
Additional virtual community listings
[edit]Discussion boards
[edit]- Hacker News
- Dead Runners Society
- 4chan
- GameFAQs
- Something Awful
- Fark
- 2channel
- Zombie Squad
- IGN
- TOTSE
Social networking
[edit]Art communities
[edit]MUD, MUSH, MOO
[edit]Virtual world communities
[edit]Virtual reality communities
[edit]Ethnicity-based communities
[edit]
Online Teaching Covens
[edit]Other types
[edit]- 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)