Provide the web address and the name of the community you are investigating
www.utube.com
What is the brief or focus of this community
This online community is provided for individuals to broadcast themselves online in the form of short videos. These videos can contain a variety of topics.
What services are provided? How interactive is this site? How can people contribute?
U Tube offers a number of services including the opportunity to create forums regarding particular topics or other peoples videos.
Consider material presented during the lecture and make comment on why people choose to contribute to this community. What is it they are seeking?
You tube provides the opportunity for people to connect over great distances instantly, as well as the ability to connect with people of similar interests/needs/ concerns. This type of community fosters understanding and unity and allows people to gain an opportunity for recognition.
Cut and paste an example of the type of topics being discussed (you may have to provide a context to your excerpt).
keithcalero47 (10 months ago)
Yeah ok so i assume your not then, so wtf is your problem dude, you're a freak who eats pets, i'm sure you're quite proud of yourself, freak.
MetalOnAPlane (10 months ago)
Ever tried boiled Ferret?
moronexpress (10 months ago)
oooohh, ever have deep fried guinea pig?!?
keithcalero47 (10 months ago)
Oh shut up already, i can already tell you're lying, and if you're not, then have fun being a freak, because i have no idea what your parents did to you... Ever heard of a supermarket freakshow???
moronexpress (10 months ago)
who are you? the two legged dog police?
MetalOnAPlane (10 months ago)
I ate my parents, and I'll eat yours, Keith Calero of Hallandale, FL.
keithcalero47 (10 months ago)
Wow, you read my profile, am i supposed to be scared?
Considering material presented during the course and make comment on the potential ethical issues that may arise in this community e.g. lack of identity and accountability.
As you can see by the above dialog conversations can get pretty heated on you tube. Although the providers of the you tube service are able to block the site from some users that may be using offensive language or being outrightly obusive, there is alot that gets through and that cant be policed. People are more likely to say what they want as their idenities are more hidden than in reality.
Consider material presented during the lecture and make comment on the benefits this community holds over traditional notions of community e.g. communities reliant on geographic proximity
Online communities provide people with the chance to belong to a community of people which could only exsist on line, due to geographic distance. These online communities bring people together from all around the world,,, Which I thinks great!
Consider material presented during the lecture and make comment what this community lacks or can not provide which traditional communities can.
As You Tube is an online community there are disadvantages for those people who may not have access to a computer or feel computer savvy enough to be able to operate a computer and/or find their way around the site. Also i think It's important for people to get out and socialise 'in-person' rather than spending all their time in front of a computer. The way that technology is becoming more accessible means that alot more people are opting to stay at home and play online rather than experencing life first hand.
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