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This is a list of Wikipedia articles about
virtual communities
.
Benchmark virtual communities
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Usenet
, one of the original decentralized, distributed discussion group architectures.
BBS
:
The WELL
,
GEnie
,
The Meta Network
Academic
:
EIES
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Usenet
Blog
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LiveJournal
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Xanga
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MySpace
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Facebook
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WordPress
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Blogger
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TheStudentRoom
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Twitter
Webcomic
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Penny Arcade
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Sluggy Freelance
Virtual world/city
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LucasFilm's Habitat
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Second Life
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Millsberry
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Red Light Center
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Neopets
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Roblox
IM
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ICQ
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Yahoo! Messenger
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Windows Live Messenger
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Facebook Messenger
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Kik Messenger
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MMORPG
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EverQuest
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Final Fantasy XI
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RuneScape
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World of Warcraft
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Final Fantasy XIV
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Star Wars: The Old Republic
MOO
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Mososo
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Dodgeball
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Meetro
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Foursquare
MUD
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MUSH
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TinyMUD
P2P
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Limewire
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Wiki
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WWW
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Reddit
Consumers
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eBay
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Amazon.com
Software that enable online communities
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Ning
Additional virtual community listings
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Discussion boards
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reddit
Hacker News
Dead Runners Society
4chan
GameFAQs
Something Awful
Fark
2channel
Zombie Squad
IGN
TOTSE
Social networking
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Main article:
List of social networking websites
Art communities
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]
Albino Blacksheep
DeviantArt
Dulwich OnView
Elfwood
Newgrounds
Tumblr
MUD, MUSH, MOO
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Main article:
List of MUDs
Category:MUD games
Category:MU* games
Virtual world communities
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]
Main articles:
Virtual worlds § Social
, and
Virtual community § Virtual worlds
Category:Virtual world communities
Virtual reality communities
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]
Main article:
Applications of virtual reality § Virtual communities
Category:Virtual reality communities
Ethnicity-based communities
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1Point3Acres
Fillos de Galicia
Laneros
MIT BBS
Online Teaching Covens
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Coven of the Far Flung Net
Other types
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Pinboard
bianca.com
Scratch
(an educational programming website by MIT)
GameTZ.com
(an online game, music, movie, and book trading community)
CouchSurfing
(free accommodation worldwide through hospitality exchange)
Hospitality Club
(free accommodation worldwide through hospitality exchange)
Warm Showers
(free accommodation worldwide through hospitality exchange for bicycle travelers)
Meetup
(an online service designed to facilitate real-world meetings of people involved in various virtual communities)
Meetro
(local focused communities)
StumbleUpon
(web surfing)
Woozworld
(virtual gaming community for youth)
YTMND
(Picture, Sound, Text)
Group blogs
TakingITGlobal
(Youth - social networking for social good)
CrossFit
(a fitness program where users post their scores and comments on daily workouts)
DXY.cn
(an online community for physicians, health care professionals, pharmacies and facilities)
See also
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List of virtual communities with more than 1 million users
List of social bookmarking websites
List of social networking websites
List of Internet forums
Lists of websites
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