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www.9rules.com/whitespace
“My Space: Is ‘Ghetto’ a design choice?”
Written by Paul Scrivens, CEO, 9rules, INC.
I am going to read this article because I thought his point was funny. He believes that so many people are on my space not because it’s easy but only because everyone else is using it.
From the home page I can tell that the website he created is very much like my space. This is just a website that he’s doing for himself.
“He doesn't think of himself as a designer, but rather a connoisseur of good design. Paul discusses design because he can.”
http://www.fullcirc.com/community/communitywhatwhy.htm
“What is a virtual community and why would anyone ever need one?”
Written by Sue Boetcher, Heather Duggan, Nancy White
I am going to read this article because it gives a lot of good details and Ideas as to why someone would want to have a virtual community in the first place. The site had similar ideas to mine but even more in depth with more details.
The home page described that they were an informative website looking to connect people through the internet. The site is published by Nancy White.
“We focus on online and offline strategies with a passionate interest in online community and collaboration.”
http://www.rider.edu/~suler/psycyber/therapygroup.html
“Online Therapy and Support Groups”
John Suler's The Psychology of Cyberspace
I am not going to read about this because it mostly just has to do with the experimentation of the mentally ill and online therapy groups and how they are able to help. This is a sample from a book The Psychology of Cyberspace.
“Mental health professionals are beginning to experiment with online therapy groups, and some well-known self-help groups have already extended into cyberspace.”
http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/zhang.pdf
“Peripheral Members in Online Communities”
Written by Wei Zhang, John Storck
Boston University
I am not going to read this because it’s a study on the effects of online communities and conventional communities. I really can’t understand that much of what they are talking about.
“In the last several years, numerous online communities burgeon on the internet. We discuss the differences between online communities and conventional communities of practice.”
http://www.fullcirc.com/community/networkscatalystscommunity.htm
Written by Nancy White
“Networks, Groups and Catalysts:
The Sweet Spot for Forming Online Learning Communities”
The article contained 2 case studies. I would not be interested in reading the article because it talks more about how to learn about online communities as far as where to find the communities and information on them.
“Existing formal and informal networks offer a "container" that can allow the emergence and growth of more focused groups. They provide some level of connection and awareness of between people with some interest in common.”
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_12/raynes/#r5
“Pulling Sense out of today’s informational Chaos”
Written by Kate Raynes-Goldie
I am not going to read this article because it didn’t really provide me with all the information that I was looking for it was more about the writer’s opinion. The writer is an activists and internet researcher.
“In conclusion, LiveJournal represents a new method of understanding the world through knowledge creation and sharing - a need that is increasingly unfulfilled by current systems, especially in the minds of the younger generation who have been brought up in a post-modern world filled with too much information.”
http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/000479.html
“A Cyberspace of their own”
Written by Michele Foley
The article was mostly about how to meet people and how communities bring people closer together and allows them to meet new people. I would not like to read this because there it too much information that I do not need to know or already know.
“With 27,629 students rushing to get somewhere else when their classes end, how can anyone expect to meet, let alone feel like they are part of a larger college community?”
“My Space: Is ‘Ghetto’ a design choice?”
Written by Paul Scrivens, CEO, 9rules, INC.
I am going to read this article because I thought his point was funny. He believes that so many people are on my space not because it’s easy but only because everyone else is using it.
From the home page I can tell that the website he created is very much like my space. This is just a website that he’s doing for himself.
“He doesn't think of himself as a designer, but rather a connoisseur of good design. Paul discusses design because he can.”
http://www.fullcirc.com/community/communitywhatwhy.htm
“What is a virtual community and why would anyone ever need one?”
Written by Sue Boetcher, Heather Duggan, Nancy White
I am going to read this article because it gives a lot of good details and Ideas as to why someone would want to have a virtual community in the first place. The site had similar ideas to mine but even more in depth with more details.
The home page described that they were an informative website looking to connect people through the internet. The site is published by Nancy White.
“We focus on online and offline strategies with a passionate interest in online community and collaboration.”
http://www.rider.edu/~suler/psycyber/therapygroup.html
“Online Therapy and Support Groups”
John Suler's The Psychology of Cyberspace
I am not going to read about this because it mostly just has to do with the experimentation of the mentally ill and online therapy groups and how they are able to help. This is a sample from a book The Psychology of Cyberspace.
“Mental health professionals are beginning to experiment with online therapy groups, and some well-known self-help groups have already extended into cyberspace.”
http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/zhang.pdf
“Peripheral Members in Online Communities”
Written by Wei Zhang, John Storck
Boston University
I am not going to read this because it’s a study on the effects of online communities and conventional communities. I really can’t understand that much of what they are talking about.
“In the last several years, numerous online communities burgeon on the internet. We discuss the differences between online communities and conventional communities of practice.”
http://www.fullcirc.com/community/networkscatalystscommunity.htm
Written by Nancy White
“Networks, Groups and Catalysts:
The Sweet Spot for Forming Online Learning Communities”
The article contained 2 case studies. I would not be interested in reading the article because it talks more about how to learn about online communities as far as where to find the communities and information on them.
“Existing formal and informal networks offer a "container" that can allow the emergence and growth of more focused groups. They provide some level of connection and awareness of between people with some interest in common.”
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_12/raynes/#r5
“Pulling Sense out of today’s informational Chaos”
Written by Kate Raynes-Goldie
I am not going to read this article because it didn’t really provide me with all the information that I was looking for it was more about the writer’s opinion. The writer is an activists and internet researcher.
“In conclusion, LiveJournal represents a new method of understanding the world through knowledge creation and sharing - a need that is increasingly unfulfilled by current systems, especially in the minds of the younger generation who have been brought up in a post-modern world filled with too much information.”
http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/000479.html
“A Cyberspace of their own”
Written by Michele Foley
The article was mostly about how to meet people and how communities bring people closer together and allows them to meet new people. I would not like to read this because there it too much information that I do not need to know or already know.
“With 27,629 students rushing to get somewhere else when their classes end, how can anyone expect to meet, let alone feel like they are part of a larger college community?”