Online communities: Methods of communication

Question 1

social media

Answer 1

allows individuals and businesses to communicate with friends or to market a product

Question 2

Blog

Answer 2

offer snippets of information, such as videos and e,g can allow people to share information with others on a topic of interest others can them comment on the videos or blog posts to create a dialogue between people with shared interests

Question 3

Wiki

Answer 3

are created and maintained by online communities, groups of people with shared interests add and edit content on a site to ensure the information is up to date and accurate.

Question 4

Chatroom and instant messaging

Answer 4

A chatroom is a website where users can communicate by posting short text messages, these are viewable by everyone on the chatroom
Instant messaging: also lets users write short text messages but directly to a person or a group of selected people, so it is slightly more private.

Question 5

Two other ways

Answer 5

Podcasts or forums