The Internet and online are the best ways to keep in contact with one another. Not only is it the most convenient, but it’s easy and quick. Online communities have become a huge part of our lives. They allow us to interact with people and become a part of their lives, in a non-physical way.
According to Wikipedia, an online community (AKA virtual community and e-community) is defined as “a group of people that primarily interact via communication media such as letters, telephone, email or Usenet rather than face to face. If the mechanism is a computer network, it is called an online community.”
An online communication that I am a part of is a listserv for a professional business fraternity called Alpha Kappa Psi. A listserv is the first electronic mailing list software application (Wikipedia 2007). It assists over 30 million users by transmitting more that 20 million messages a day. It allows you to send messages to more than one person at a time.
UB is just one of the many universities or organizations that use listserv. At UB, each department and organization within the school has its own listserv email system. This is an easier way to get messages out to students at the same time, with just one email. It’s convenient, quick, and productive.
In Alpha Kappa Psi, our listserv is a huge part of our organization. It’s basically our life-line. We receive AT LEAST five emails a day concerning updates, appointments, activities, etc. With the large amount of brothers that we have in the organization, it’s the easiest way to contact everyone all at once. For example, if we have a professional event to attend and the meeting time has changed, all we have to do is send one email to the listserv and everyone in the group receives it!
In my experience, being a part of the listserv also allows me and my brothers to express how we feel without having to do it face-to-face, when conflicts arise. It is easier to be bold and stern about what we want through an email, instead of facing a whole group of people. However, when we do choose to use the listserv to express our thoughts and opinions, it’s all done in a PROFESSIONAL manner.
Our listserv also serves the purpose of communicating with one another period. It can be used to just send a quick hello, a good luck on your exams, a happy birthday, to get help with classes, etc. It allows us to keep in contact, which is great because there’s always a group of people you can get in touch with if you ever need help with anything. In our Alpha Kappa Psi listserv, we make the most out of the online community that we are a part of. It is something positive that I’m fortunate to have.
According to Wikipedia, an online community (AKA virtual community and e-community) is defined as “a group of people that primarily interact via communication media such as letters, telephone, email or Usenet rather than face to face. If the mechanism is a computer network, it is called an online community.”
An online communication that I am a part of is a listserv for a professional business fraternity called Alpha Kappa Psi. A listserv is the first electronic mailing list software application (Wikipedia 2007). It assists over 30 million users by transmitting more that 20 million messages a day. It allows you to send messages to more than one person at a time.
UB is just one of the many universities or organizations that use listserv. At UB, each department and organization within the school has its own listserv email system. This is an easier way to get messages out to students at the same time, with just one email. It’s convenient, quick, and productive.
In Alpha Kappa Psi, our listserv is a huge part of our organization. It’s basically our life-line. We receive AT LEAST five emails a day concerning updates, appointments, activities, etc. With the large amount of brothers that we have in the organization, it’s the easiest way to contact everyone all at once. For example, if we have a professional event to attend and the meeting time has changed, all we have to do is send one email to the listserv and everyone in the group receives it!
In my experience, being a part of the listserv also allows me and my brothers to express how we feel without having to do it face-to-face, when conflicts arise. It is easier to be bold and stern about what we want through an email, instead of facing a whole group of people. However, when we do choose to use the listserv to express our thoughts and opinions, it’s all done in a PROFESSIONAL manner.
Our listserv also serves the purpose of communicating with one another period. It can be used to just send a quick hello, a good luck on your exams, a happy birthday, to get help with classes, etc. It allows us to keep in contact, which is great because there’s always a group of people you can get in touch with if you ever need help with anything. In our Alpha Kappa Psi listserv, we make the most out of the online community that we are a part of. It is something positive that I’m fortunate to have.
References:
- http://wings.buffalo.edu/mgtclubs/AKPsi/Home.html
- Listserv. (October 8, 2007). In Wikipedia, the Free Wikipedia. Retrieved on 12 October, 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listserv.
- Online community. (8 October, 2007). In Wikipedia, the Free Wikipedia. Retrieved on 12 October, 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_community.
5 comments:
Using your Fraternity as an example of an online community was a great idea! Great blog!
heyy yeaa xanga is so weird now, with all those anorexic girls using a pseudonym..lol anyways, i hate listservs sometimes its good sometimes it sucks. a lot of the departments here add you onto the listserv ONCE you sign up for the course..such as my dance class, i dropped out of it but im still getting emails!
thats pretty awesome that you can belong to a Fraternity and communicate online. I like using listservs. It keeps me on track with what I work I need to do for my classes
I like your example and I find listservs to be helpful too.
I agree! I like listervs. They really help to make sure everyone gets the information they are sending out!
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