I consider the main role of websites such as Facebook or MySpace to be social networking. These sites were put in place to allow people to stay in touch with their friends, family, aquatints etc. This was made possible when these sites were created allowing unlimited picture uploads, instant messaging, in-box messages, the possibilities go on and on. Newly emerging groups are happening all of the time within these websites. If there isn’t a group and you think there should be all you have to do is create one yourself. There is no need for managers to point you in the right direction or tell you how to work these social networking sties. By producing your own group for something you’re interested in, upcoming events etc is a great way to meet new people with the same interests as you and build a whole new networking system within a larger system. For websites such as these, you can create and do anything you want to do, being your own manager. That being said the control of these sites lies solely with the people who are a part of it. Users of Facebook and MySpace are what make the site such a success and well known. People are constantly using it, updates and reuniting with others making the formation and control up to the user.
2. Describe a group you are a member of (online community, church, job, etc.) and how it is organized. Is there management? How is information distributed within the group?
One group that I am a member of on campus is R.E.A.C.H, which stands for Real Educators Activating Campus Health. This group is one that, in order to become a member you have to fill out an application. There is then an interview process that also happens and you find out shortly after if you are invited to become a part of this organization. There is more to the organization than just getting past the interview process. There are programs that you present on different aspects of campus health. However, in order to present these programs you have to take a credited class for one semester to become a nationally certified peer educator.
R.E.A.C.H does have a supervisor, someone who oversees the organization as a whole and a member manager which is in more direct contact with the members of the group. The member manager is how we receive all of our information. Our information is received through email, mostly about meeting times and new upcoming programs. When we have meetings we decide there who will be facilitating and presenting the programs and also discuss any current events that pertain to our group. This group is great on organization and it is very easily fixed if there is ever a miscommunication among the group. Almost all of our organization happens during the meetings and is decided as a whole. We ask who is available to volunteer their time to put on a program and who has time to facilitate new ones. This way of organizing works very well and helps old members get to know new members by paring up with someone new. Overall, everyone distributes to help make this group function and stay organized by volunteering and having open communication with one another.
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