Blog Assignment Three

The website is clearly a community. It has Population/Identity, Hobby/Interests, language, participation, boundaries etc. I have not made contact with anyone thus yet because I just signed up for the website though this is an interesting opportunity to learn "stocks" with movies in its place. The capital is the fake money and the ownership of "stocks" in the game. There is a forum for which the community can participate and talk about their hobbies and interests. The website is very slow for me as I'm trying to buy stock in a actor and the page isn't loading. Elders would qualify people who have the most stocks and money obviously. You can start sure but the rich elites are the ones really in charge.

Second Blog Assignment

I think the website is a community to its near fullest extent of the word. In class we had elements of community including: hobbies/interest, boundaries, common goals/needs, participation, protection etc. These elements are clearly here on the website. The main purpose of the website is to watch anime/tv shows. There is a huge list of shows/animes to watch. The participation is a huge factor because you can log in to discuss and watch the animes under a name. Common goals is certainly here and participation because if it weren't for the anime and floods of users the website wouldn't be there clearly... The protection is also there, anything not in English although harsh and spammy links are not tolerated here. It is clearly stated in multiple places. These are just some of the elements that create a community and they are certainly there.

First Blog Assignment

When I first saw URL for the website, I wasn't completely sure what to think. At first I thought it may have been pictures of people doing funky things on couches, but then I was hit with another thought that perhaps it was about people offering a spare couch for people to use. A strange concept but Craigslist... so anything is possible. Upon arriving at the homepage of the website I was floored by the simple ultra basic coding put into the website. And the website is chock full of spam links. I think the websites original intentions were to allow a place for people so sign-up and then rent/stay free on peoples couches/spare rooms for a night or two. But this isn't the case. I think a creeper is in charge of the site. With the ultra basic design and spammy links, this creator has nefarious motives for this website. I would avoid it. I wouldn't consider joining the community because I don't really travel anywhere. I stay mostly at home and I wouldn't join to go sit at some random persons house. And a huge concern about staying in someones house is safety. After being robbed on camera, people are nuts and capable of anything...

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