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““Building Building e-Communitye-Community “ “

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Mr. Chanthan KenMr. Chanthan Ken

President

Cambodia Blogger SummitCambodia Blogger Summit

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Agenda

I. e-Community Defined

II. Tools of CommunicationIII. Types of e-CommunitiesIV. Essentials of an e-CommunityV. e-Community ProcessVI. Examples of e-Community

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• Communication through Internet• Group of computers or people?• Purpose

– Research– Business– Entertainment

• Why e-Community?– Traditional Communication Protocols– Informal, Open Communication

e-Community Defined

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• Asynchronous

– Discussion Lists

– Bulleting Boards

– e-mails• Synchronous

– Chat Room

– Video Conference

– Conference Call

Tools of Communication

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• Moderated

– require an impartial, well-informed moderator

• Open

– free exchange of ideas with usual problems

Types of e-Communities

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• Well defined purpose or objective

• Group of willing participants

• IT Support

• Basic/Background Content

• Communication Structure or Protocol

• Outcome

Essentials of an e-Community

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e-Community Process

Source: Novak, David (1996)

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Examples of e-Community

• Dgroups

• Yahoo Groups

• and thousands of others!

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