You may hear it a lot, but the biggest purchase I've made online was a PC. I have actually bought numerous computers online. One for my own use, for my brother, for my friend, and a laptop for school purposes. When I think about the risks of shopping online, I tend to think about pros and cons. The pros of shopping online would be the convenience. How else can you buy a computer or the shoes you've always wanted while sitting on your butt and clicking your mouse? Savings is another big thing that comes to mind when shopping online. I can easily find discount coupons for nearly everything I want to buy. There are universal coupons for certain stores that you can easily find by typing in "[shop name] coupons". I just recently bought two jordan track jackets online and used a 20% off coupon that I found on google.
The only con's I personally see is SHIPPING.. AND HANDLING... I HATE shipping and handling... but if I'm buying a lot of things at once, it isn't as bad as if I want to buy a $5 book.. and have $4.99 shipping and handling.
The whole thing about, "your card can get hacked.. what about the risks??" that stuff doesn't come into account for me. With the world today, there are millions of viruses.. thousands upon thousands of hackers, but as these hackers and viruses get better and better at their jobs, so do companies with security on their websites. I guess I can confess that I only purchase items online from sites that I trust, such as Eastbay, Champs sports, Footlocker, Amazon, but random sites that offer deals; I can't find myself to ever believe them. I guess its more of a security paranoia. Other then that... I would recommend shopping online for absolutely everything... except maybe a bottle of hotsauce.. haha
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Online Communities
People CAN be a part of a community online.. because:
Online communities consist of many different components, where a majority of them are relatively similar to real life communities. The one component that may separate some online communities would be location.
Many online communities are local communities, where people can meet online and in real life. While other online communities, cover a wide variety of locations, where people can't really relate on local things but rather on their common interests and dedication.
Many online communities share common interests. It's what keeps people interested in the community, and makes them WANT to provide to it. You can say that the sense of belonging is also a big reason as to why people would want to be in, if not, stay in a online community. If people really like chatting with you, or like your contribution then it gives you a reason to stay. The structure of an online community is based around the rules, laws, and regulations. Like real life, the online community has rules that users and members must abide by, or else suffer penalties. Communities both online and real life need to have loyalty among members of the community. Without loyalty, theres nothing tieing people down and keeping them committed to it.
Online or real life, a community is a gathering of people with shared interests, committment, and locality.
Online communities consist of many different components, where a majority of them are relatively similar to real life communities. The one component that may separate some online communities would be location.
Many online communities are local communities, where people can meet online and in real life. While other online communities, cover a wide variety of locations, where people can't really relate on local things but rather on their common interests and dedication.
Many online communities share common interests. It's what keeps people interested in the community, and makes them WANT to provide to it. You can say that the sense of belonging is also a big reason as to why people would want to be in, if not, stay in a online community. If people really like chatting with you, or like your contribution then it gives you a reason to stay. The structure of an online community is based around the rules, laws, and regulations. Like real life, the online community has rules that users and members must abide by, or else suffer penalties. Communities both online and real life need to have loyalty among members of the community. Without loyalty, theres nothing tieing people down and keeping them committed to it.
Online or real life, a community is a gathering of people with shared interests, committment, and locality.
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