Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Virtual community

The community on internet is probably the activity where everyone does online, intentionally or unintentionally. The definition of it can be as broad as groups of people who share the same interest get together and exchange any form of infomation. Because each community have a particular form of share code or language, which made the new participant need time to get used to and adopted that form of culture in order to be part of it.

The relationship between individual user within the a community contain several aspect, which mostly related to the identity. In identity, is referring the "individual" who being represent on the internet, not the one who is typing this blog. Avator is one form of simple representation of users, which is probably the most popular choice by internet community users.

The social asset can be reset by switching between different communities. With the experience and knowledge which construct by one user, they will be recognize through the Avater. It is a bit like coding, the way that people talk, along with the avater, thats how virtual identity is being recognize.

In addition, the idea of Brigding and Bonding also taken into account when we look at virtual community. I believe whether or not a user have a strong tide or weak tide toward the community, its depends on the mater of time and experiece, but most impartant its the value that the individual held from his actual self.

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