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... 's news and message component. Today USENET is a huge database with thousands of newsgroups that all internet users have access to. Millions use groups like alt.comp.disscussion.games to share ideas, and millions use groups like alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teen to share ideas and pictures that are less family oriented. Average users can also set up homepages on ISP's. In fact ... ...
... on discussion than on intellectual debate or pure information exchange. The groups involved often have a similar focus to traditional functional groups. * Argument Examples: War on Iraq, abortion * Social Interaction Examples: alt.callahans, aussies and the didi-net While a desire to interact with other participants for its own sake is almost a defining characteristic of communities, in some it is the primary or ... normative purpose of the community's existence. * Performance Examples: alt.pub.dragons-inn Story-telling, drama Individuals find friends and groups find shared identities o...
... . These groups can also be used to keep up with gaming trends and collect consumer intelligence. - rec.games.computer - rec.games.misc - comp.sys.ibm.pc.games - aus.games - alt.games - alt.games.3d Ezine advertising and article submission will also be used where related specifically to computer gaming content. Interactivity will also be used to create repeat traffic. Through the use ... ...
