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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.
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BBS:
The WELL,
GEnie,
The Meta Network
- Academic:
EIES,
Usenet
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Blog:
LiveJournal,
Xanga,
MySpace,
Facebook,
WordPress,
Blogger,
TheStudentRoom,
Tagged,
Twitter
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Webcomic:
UserFriendly,
Penny Arcade,
Sluggy Freelance
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Virtual world/city:
LucasFilm's Habitat,
Second Life,
Millsberry,
Red Light Center,
IMVU,
Neopets,
Roblox
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IM:
ICQ,
Yahoo! Messenger,
Windows Live Messenger,
AIM,
Facebook Messenger,
WhatsApp,
Kik Messenger,
WeChat,
Viber,
Discord,
Skype,
iMessage,
KakaoTalk,
Line,
Telegram
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Internet Relay Chat (IRC):
IRC networks
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MMORPG:
EverQuest,
Final Fantasy XI,
RuneScape,
World of Warcraft,
Final Fantasy XIV,
Star Wars: The Old Republic
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MOO:
LambdaMOO
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Mososo:
Dodgeball,
Meetro,
Foursquare
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MUD/
MUSH:
TinyMUD
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P2P:
Kazaa,
Morpheus,
Napster,
Limewire,
BitTorrent
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Wiki:
Wikipedia,
WikiWikiWeb,
MeatballWiki,
Wetpaint,
PBworks,
TV Tropes
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WWW:
eBay,
Slashdot,
Digg,
Reddit
- Consumers:
eBay,
Amazon.com
- Software that enable online communities:
Ning
Virtual world communities
Virtual reality communities
Ethnicity-based communities
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Pinboard
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bianca.com
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Scratch (an educational programming website by MIT)
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GameTZ.com (an online game, music, movie, and book trading community)
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CouchSurfing (free accommodation worldwide through hospitality exchange)
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Hospitality Club (free accommodation worldwide through hospitality exchange)
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Warm Showers (free accommodation worldwide through hospitality exchange for bicycle travelers)
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Meetup (an online service designed to facilitate real-world meetings of people involved in various virtual communities)
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Meetro (local focused communities)
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StumbleUpon (web surfing)
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Woozworld (virtual gaming community for youth)
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YTMND (Picture, Sound, Text)
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Group blogs
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TakingITGlobal (Youth - social networking for social good)
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CrossFit (a fitness program where users post their scores and comments on daily workouts)
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DXY.cn (an online community for physicians, health care professionals, pharmacies and facilities)