Assignment

Assignment 1 (20% of your final mark)

Assignment 1 covers course content described in Lessons 1-6. Its questions refer you to Chapters 2-7 in the textbook.

Format: Short answer

Timing: Weeks 3-15

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Site Selection

Select and clearly identify a social site or networked community to visit, observe, and report on from the list below.

Social Site Name:

| |Social Site or Networked Community |Description |Features |

|1 |The Landing |Athabasca University community site |Discussions |

| | | |Help |

| | | |Community blogs |

| | | |Files |

| | | |Folders |

|2 |Myspace |International community of users |Discussion boards |

| | | |Profiles |

| | | |Blogs |

|3 |Twitter |Social messaging community |Blogs |

|4 |Second Life |Online 3D virtual world |Online spaces & communities|

| | |Residents interact through avatars |Chat |

| |...