The Web Economy/08

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Type classification: this is a lesson resource.

Educational level: this is a tertiary (university) resource.

Forums and Blogs

This is a lesson part of the module The Web Economy out of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.

If things are not said in a forum, then it is not considered said at all. Forums play an important role in putting all discussions in one place and public. For Open Source, forums are vital.
Blogs or social sites activity can segregate online activity into a more focused and personalised structure.
However social sites also allow segregation where certain members kept to their own culture and norm without interfacing with anyone else.
Just like in olden days, the marketplace or town hall is where people congregate and important decisions made, today it is happening in forums and blogs.
Linux was created when its creator Linus Torvalds submitted to a mailing list his first code contributions. Forums began to spread the word in a viral manner.
When ADempiere was first discussed in red1.org forum it attracted more than 500 visitors a day and important decisions were made there^[1].

Suscribe to popular social sites such as FaceBook and BlogSpot. Think about content that you like to share.
Create your own Wiki User page. Focus on your interests.
Link your online assets to your User Page.
Track and monitor the activity through your email box.
How much are cultural differences^[2] affecting the way you interact with strangers on the Web?

Publish your works in an attractive manner in your user page, stating your own views and findings providing links to your sources. Use the talk page here to score marks.
Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity.
Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings.

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(Done in wikiversity as course material by the students under the guidance of the tutor)