HW-7   Internet Communities

 

Select an Internet Community of interest (a selected number of communities are listed under Resources).  I want you to spend time exploring this community.  Since I have talked about Yahoo!, review a community other than Yahoo!  To aid in your exploration, it may be helpful to become a member of the particular community (registration is generally free, do not pay to join).  While exploring this site, I want you to answer the questions below.  Once you have finished exploring this site, e-mail the answers to "jkey@westga.edu".  For the subject, use "HW-7."

  1. What Internet Community are you reviewing?  Does this Internet Community provide free space for web pages?  If so, how much space (in MB) are you allocated?
  2. Are there "chat rooms" at this community?   If so, list the name of 3 chat rooms (by topic area) found at this site.
  3. Are there "message boards" (forums, bulletin boards) at this community?  If so, list the names of 3 bulletin boards found at this site.
  4. Does this Internet community provide free e-mail?  If available, what is the name of the e-mail service?
  5. List the names of two shopping opportunities found at this community.  Be specific as to the product and company.
  6. List and briefly describe five other interesting features found in this community (e.g. types of discussions, member services, online games, news, stock information, maps) which may attract visitors/members to the site.

Please e-mail your answers to these questions to:  jkey@westga.edu
 

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