Why do online communities like these seem to work better than their offline counterparts?
Accenture suggested that advisors use online seminars, virtual meetings and online communities to educate investors.
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Online communities could rule on show concepts long before they are ever made into pilots.
It was the site that made the concept of online communities popular to the mainstream.
Humans disagree, and that's what fuels the raging online communities, political systems, wars and sporting events.
The summit was part of an ongoing series aimed to reach out to online communities.
Twitter and Facebook are two examples of online communities that have achieved critical mass of lock-in users.
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Egan says the evolution of online communities will, in critical respects, emulate communities in the real world.
Private online communities offer secure spaces for customer intimacy programs, product innovation summits, and peer-peer idea exchanges.
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Fake has been involved in online communities since The Well, the first internet-based community for end users.
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According to eMarketer, 51% of women use online communities to learn about new products and make purchase decisions.
Photography today is as much about image quality as it is about sharing, whether through prints or online communities.
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He also thinks RSS will result in the emergence of thriving online communities.
That may be changing as more consumers head to specialized online communities where members share a targeted interest or hobby.
And professionals, thanks to their familiarity with public networks, now have the skills and experience to use online communities effectively.
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Because what individuals and businesses are really doing on these platforms is creating communities, and online communities are here to stay.
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People with on weight-loss journeys should have encouragement from friends, family or people in support groups or online communities, she said.
Most people know this is true when it comes to celebrities, public figures and folks you only encounter via online communities.
But back then, no one -- or at least, very few people -- studied online communities as fodder for social science.
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It's one of the oldest, most famous and highly regarded online communities in existence--and now The Well is on the block.
It allows for the creation of, and service to, online communities, where dialogue and interaction among community founders and members are possible.
As in the case of CROWDSTART, the real magic happens when local online communities facilitate both digital collaboration and face-to-face relationship building.
Photography is a form of expression, which can now be shared more ways than ever before through social networks and online communities.
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Have we created online communities that are sufficiently collaborative yet plagiarism free?
They are resourceful, digitally and financially savvy, and have large online communities.
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Unlike Facebook pages, online communities are customer networks we own and the way our social customers experience them is entirely up to us.
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Private online communities can sustain ongoing customer engagement and avoid gaps between contact points, helping an organization reach scale while staying customer intimate.
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The event was attended by a thousand bloggers and social media users, helping online communities meet offline to enable ideas to meet the opportunities.
Online communities that enable teachers to share ideas, lesson plans and content are another example of how technology can bring greater scale to education.
The public forums tend to be populated by younger and therefore less experienced individuals, while the exclusive online communities include members with decades of experience.
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