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==Netiquette Best Practices: Online Communities== | ==Netiquette Best Practices: Online Communities== | ||
At the time of writing of [http://www.albion.com/netiquette/ “Netiquette”] and [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt RFC1855] in 1994-95, it would have been difficult to envision the variety of community structures and ranges of participation that characterize the contemporary internet. Despite being written over a decade ago, most of the guidelines remain relevant today; however elaboration is needed to address interactions in the new and emerging mediums of the web, such as social networks, blogs, wikis, and other interactive websites. Examine existing Netiquette guidelines, identifying those that have grown in importance, and propose several new guidelines applicable to these online communities. Provide short explanations for each proposal, citing evidence for its consideration as a “best practice” for the development of and/or interaction within online communities. Include justification for each of your proposals on the basis of ethical principles. | At the time of writing of [http://www.albion.com/netiquette/ “Netiquette”] and [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt RFC1855] in 1994-95, it would have been difficult to envision the variety of community structures and ranges of participation that characterize the contemporary internet. Despite being written over a decade ago, most of the guidelines remain relevant today; however elaboration is needed to address interactions in the new and emerging mediums of the web, such as social networks, blogs, wikis, and other interactive websites. Examine existing Netiquette guidelines, identifying those that have grown in importance, and propose several new guidelines applicable to these online communities. Provide short explanations for each proposal, citing evidence for its consideration as a “best practice” for the development of and/or interaction within online communities. Include justification for each of your proposals on the basis of ethical principles. | ||
= The new face of the Internet - Social Networking = | |||
=== YouTube === | |||
From movies and music videos to [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=what+i+ate+today&search_type=&aq=0&oq=what+I+ate what I ate today] YouTube has transformed the Internet from the text-based world of the 1990's into the streaming-video fed society that it is today. | |||
=== Facebook === | |||
=== MySpace === | |||
Revision as of 02:58, 10 July 2008
Netiquette Best Practices: Online Communities
At the time of writing of “Netiquette” and RFC1855 in 1994-95, it would have been difficult to envision the variety of community structures and ranges of participation that characterize the contemporary internet. Despite being written over a decade ago, most of the guidelines remain relevant today; however elaboration is needed to address interactions in the new and emerging mediums of the web, such as social networks, blogs, wikis, and other interactive websites. Examine existing Netiquette guidelines, identifying those that have grown in importance, and propose several new guidelines applicable to these online communities. Provide short explanations for each proposal, citing evidence for its consideration as a “best practice” for the development of and/or interaction within online communities. Include justification for each of your proposals on the basis of ethical principles.
The new face of the Internet - Social Networking
YouTube
From movies and music videos to what I ate today YouTube has transformed the Internet from the text-based world of the 1990's into the streaming-video fed society that it is today.