Virtual community: Difference between revisions

[[Social networking service]]s are the most prominent type of virtual community. They are either a website or software platform that focuses on creating and maintaining relationships. [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]], and [[Instagram]] are all virtual communities. With these sites, one often creates a profile or account, and adds friends or follow friends. This allows people to connect and look for support using the social networking service as a gathering place. These websites often allow for people to keep up to date with their friends and acquaintances' activities without making much of an effort.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Quan-Hasse |first1=A. |last2= Young |first2=A. L. |year=2010 |title= Uses and Gratifications of Social Media: A Comparison of Facebook and Instant Messaging|journal=Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society|volume= 30|issue=5|pp=350–361 |journal-linkdoi=Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society 10.1177/0270467610380009}}</ref> On several of these sites you may be able to video chat, with several people at once, making the connections feel more like you are together. On Facebook, for example, one can upload photos and videos, chat, make friends, reconnect with old ones, and join groups or causes.<ref>{{cite conference|last=Waisanen |first=D.|year=2010|title= Facebook, Diasporic-Virtual Publics, and Networked Argumentation|conferencepublisher=Conference Proceedings – National Communication Association/American Forensic Association|publisherconference=Alta Conference on Argumentation|pp=550–557 }}</ref>