Chris CaravelloMarch 3rd, 2009

University of Washington

SNS and Online Communities

• With the rise of social network sites (SNS) there has become a distinct difference between websites set up for users to connect with one another based on common interests, and social sites that allow for a more personal network.

The Past

The Rise of SNS

SNS - The Present

• Friendster• Myspace• Facebook

Facebook Catches Myspace

How Interest Based Online Communities Adapt

PHPBB

Online Communities Impact Offline

The Future

• Image 1 - Boyd, D & Ellison, N (2007). Social network sites: Definition, history, and scholarship. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 13(1), article 11. http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol13/issue1/boyd.ellison.html

• Image 2 - wan-press.org Image 3 - www.xconomy.com • Image 4 – http://www.tyronehood.com/forums/memberlist.php?

mode=viewprofile&u=53• Activism Images - http://www.digiactive.org/• Image 5 – Personal photo

Image Sources

Contact Info

Chris CaravelloEmail: udubc5@u.washington.eduTwitter: http://twitter.com/nolecore