And Your Daily Internet Use!

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And your daily internet use!


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Knowledge communities are group efforts topool information together.

One community member may live in a

different area, be part of a different socialstatus, or have a different level of expertisefrom another.

They can be found in many of your

everyday web browsing and solutions toproblems.


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Knowledge communities are found in mostcommon web browsing and use.

If youre purchasing an item off of Amazon.com,you may read various user reviews before

finalizing your purchase. Different users offerdifferent views and expertise.

If you have a computer issue, you may useGoogle to direct you to a solution on a forum.

These forums also have users of variousexpertise and points of view, who offer differentsolutions for their varying situations/P.O.V.


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www.cheapassgamer.com is a forum websitemostly aimed at video game players (gamers), butalso aimed at bargain hunters as well.

Whenever new information on deals are obtained,theyre posted by users into the forum.

These deals range in category and are separatedby such. Most are electronic based (video games,DVD, Blu-Ray), though some can be anything fromfree samples of coffee to free Snuggies.

The most popular threads are bumped to the frontpage of the website, where it lists the most popularin each category (video games, DVDs, free stuff,requests, etc.)
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/http://www.cheapassgamer.com/


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In the case of brick and mortar (an in-person store) situations where a videogame or DVD may be severely clearancedat someplace like a Wal-Mart, users will postif the deal can be found at their variouslocations and as a result, a YMMV (yourmileage may vary) label may be posted ifsome stores have the deal and others dont,or it will be listed as store-wide


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www.mightymuggsforum.com is a forum websitethat deals with all news and sighting of HasbrosMighty Muggs line of toys. These toys arecaricatures of famous franchises, currentlyspanning across Marvel, Star Wars, IndianaJones, G.I. Joe and Transformers. Users post any news releases and pictures of

new or sighted Mighty Muggs and much likecheapassgamer.com, share location hotspots of

who has them in stock and who doesnt. Theyalso share information on clearances.
http://www.mightymuggsforum.com/http://www.mightymuggsforum.com/


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The forum is split up by general sightingsand news, collections, and then anything todo with a specific Mighty Muggs line, i.e.Marvel, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, G.I. Joe, or

Transformers. Each of the lines have separate sightings

and news threads for those specific lines,

though sightings and news of Mighty Muggsas a whole can still be put in the generalsightings and news sections.


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www.woot.com is an online store that postsa daily deal in four sections of the website.Woot.com is for generic items, usuallyelectronics but ranging in home and kitchenas well. Shirt.woot.com is for t-shirts.Kids.woot.com is for kid oriented toys andchildcare items, and then wine.woot.com isfor wine, gourmet food, gourmet candy, andkitchenware.
http://www.woot.com/http://www.woot.com/


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Discussions for each daily item are availableto the right of the picture, and userscongregate to compare prices and theiropinions on the item. Quick reviews areformed, while other reviews are linked, andit is determined whether the item is truly adeal or not.


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The three websites I have used for examples(cheapassgamer.com, mightymuggsforum.com,and woot.com) all take advantage of new mediaby expanding upon opinion, Sunday ads, and

stock checking. Before the internet or these kinds of knowledgecommunities, people may have gotten opinionsand sale information from friends and from theSunday ads, and would have to risk driving to

the store to check inventory. Now, these sitesallow various users to exchange this sort ofinformation within seconds.

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