2002 by
Prentice Hall, Inc.
13-11
nNetworks: groups of
people who socialize, exchange
information, and expand the number
of their personal acquaintances
nElectronic groups:
include chat rooms, multi-user
domains, user groups, and virtual worlds,
all forms of groups that have formed on
the Internet to socialize, find information, entertain themselves, gain comfort, or just experiment with the new online world; membership wide open; no hierarchy; loosely coupled
Types
of Groups