Week6-Communities

=Week 6: Communities and Social Networks=


 * Identity
 * Footprints
 * Communities
 * Virtual Communities

=Relationship between Media and Community=

Internet Community
 * Newspapers present a consensus opinion
 * News media contributes to a stronger community
 * Newspaper reading is more likely in urban areas
 * Community TV & Radio
 * Provides greater access and participation to the community
 * "A voice of the community"
 * Local people program, produce, and distribute to the community
 * Cybersocities and virtual cultures
 * Communities built **AROUND** technologies
 * [|Vancouver Community Network]-Public electronic network
 * Improves access to information about the community:share ideas, interact, build a community

=Relationship formation=

> 􀀁 decisions about associating with that group > 􀀁 seek to increase affinity and // reduce uncertainty // possible relations > 􀀁 differences in how relationships ** formed ** difference in relationships that develop = = =How do we define community?=
 * SIDE (social individualization/deindividuation) / categorization
 * Social information processing theory
 * Relationship development
 * Relationship maintenance
 * By the level and scale of the relationship
 * Urban Dictionary
 * Wikipedia
 * In terms of tightness of social ties (strong or loose ties)
 * By social capital (what is in it for us?)

**Virtual Communites**
within a specified boundary or place that is symbolically delimited by a topic of interest” (Fernback and Thompson, 1995)
 * Virtual communites are // “a social relationship forged in cyberspace through repeated contact  //

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= = =Key concepts and theories=

> Good Video􀀁 SpeedDate (3 min) > 􀀁 // OmniDate // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Relationship between media and community =Waves=
 * Video speed dating (// for 18-24 yr olds // )
 * Virtual dating ( // virtual café // )
 * // Identity Implications ( //// Community ( // Gemeinschaft // ) ) //


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**WAVE 1: Community and News Media**


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**WAVE 2: Electronic Community Media**


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">**WAVE 3: The Internet as Community**
 * Cloud Computing
 * Mobility, Interoperability, Capacity
 * Defining a community
 * Virtual communities vs. Physical communities
 * How our online social activities change our lives and physical communities
 * Impact of the Internet on society and communities

=**Relationships that are intimate & enduring**=

􀀁 􀀁 Culturally homogenous

􀀁 􀀁 Influenced by institutions (church, family, etc.) 􀀁 􀀁 Relationships that are intimate & endurinCulturally homogenousInfluenced by institutions (church, family, etc.)

􀀁 􀀁 // “attachments to conventions and mores of a place enshrined in tradition” //

**Technologies**

 * Facebook
 * Linkdin
 * Skype
 * MySpace
 * Wikis- Wikis are easily customizable web pages that differ from traditional websites with their lack of html code. They are great tools for collaboration, especially between project teams.
 * Flicker
 * Although Wikipedia is one of the most popular examples, other wikis are [|http://www.wikimapia.org] and []

=**Main points of readings**=


 * summarize key points of readings here