online communities

Online Communities are found around in various formats. Popular blogs with regular readers (who also comment on posts regularly), forums and more obviously social networking sites often fall under the 'online community' definition, as can some MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games).

The definitive factor is a place where people communicate with each other online. Whether an e-mail list can be called an online community is questionable, whilst many online communities have certainly grown around what started out as a simple e-mail list.

You'll find a number of articles about online communities here. Another one of my favorite blogs covering the topic is Mashable.com, which, as well as talking about online communities, has its own social networking community element on the site.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “online communities”

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  Tom Doyle — Authority: 408
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• Learn To Market An Online Home Business For Free

  
  Free Internet Marketing Information — Authority: 156
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• Are Moms Turning to Online Friends For Support?

  
  Molly Mormon — Authority: 110
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• And now for something light

  
  Marketing Conversation — Authority: 472
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• Ch-ch-changes

  
  Creative Is Not A Department — Authority: 460
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  Hblog.org — Authority:
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• Top Ten Ways to Use Twitter for Marketing

  
  How To Make Money Online - Internet Marketing Tips,Strategies & Training. — Authority: 145
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  Social Network by Laurel Papworth — Authority: 487
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  Webupon — Authority: 129
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• Search Engine Optimization Versus SMO (Social Media Optimization).

  
  Kevin H Davis - Speaker, Mentor, Marketing Coach — Authority: 139
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• Loomnie Friday Link Love 36

  
  Loomnie — Authority: 129
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  TechWag — Authority: 496
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  Get Venture: Venture Made Transparent — Authority: 121
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• 3 New Social Media Studies Worth Reading

  
  Social Media Examiner — Authority: 574
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  ICMCC Website Articles — Authority: 145
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  GamingAngels — Authority: 449
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• TweepML: Twittter Lists Made Easy

  
  A Slice of Life — Authority: 113
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• Tweet Tweet with TwitterPeek.

  
  JustBol — Authority: 136
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• Is it a trend or is it a ‘megatrend’?

  
  Bulletpoints — Authority: 99
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