Unlike the last blog I did, I'm going to be following an answer outline where I'll be comparing two sites. Though what sites accomplish are different, this is more based on how much they can help their communities and be an informative base for questions. The two websites in question are http://www.nanowrimo.org/ and http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/. To save time I'll explain each site for each question and specify each one with a short hand version.
Examples:
http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/. = MLG
http://www.nanowrimo.org =NANO
1. What is the purpose of this site?
NANO - The purpose of this site is a base of operations for Nation Novel Writing Month. They hold a sort of contest for anyone to participate in to write a 50,000 word novel by a specified date. This website offers a chance for aspiring writers to get on track with what they want to do and may even achieve a publication of their novel if it wins.
MLG - The purpose of this site is basically the home to Major League Gaming, a pro circuit for professional gamers on a variety of levels. It is home to millions of people involved in the community such as focused watchers, fans, and of course the competitors that span worldwide. From here, people can sign up to be in a league of a certain video game and find out about the events that take place.
2.What types of people would you expect to make up the population of the community?
NANO - If anything I would expect people who are aspiring to be successful writers, those getting started in writing professionally, or those who just want something to do quite honestly. These people can range from kids to adults. The community may also have publishers and others working in the novel industry looking for talented story tellers.
MLG - The types of people that could populate the MLG community may consist of attentive viewers, common gamers, professional gamers, sponsors, game journalists, and active forum users. I would expect the MLG association to work like almost any other sports organization.
3. How useful would you perceive this site to be for this community?
NANO - I think this site could be an excellent home for writers and those looking for writers altogether. Even though this site holds a contest for only one month, if they were to make this a biannual event, maybe this community can grow a bit more since its vast population growth the past 10 years as seen in their facts and information page. ---> http://www.nanowrimo.org/about/facts-and-stats/
MLG - Considering this is the home for all Major League Gaming, if I said it wouldn't be useful, this entire blog would just go under and lose all credibility. If any questions about this league can be answered... uh yeah... this is the site you would go to obviously. (Sorry if this seemed a bit sarcastic but, it is the hub for this community.)
4. How likely are members of the Viral Community to meet up in RL (Real-Life)?
NANO- For this site, probably not as likely as I'd think. Since this website usually covers the one month, ,National Novel Writing Month, I would assume it would be a day they would hold for people that won to come in and be recognized for what they wrote.
MLG - Since this site however is a pro circuit for all that is professional gaming, meet ups are probably very frequent for events. Events are held almost daily from what I've seen from the sites schedule, so it happens on a consistent basis from what I can comprehend.
5. Will this site help members of the Viral Community accomplish anything in RL?
NANO - Those involved in this site have a chance for recognition of their works. If they happen to win the contest or were apart of it to a certain degree, they can earn the opportunity to have their novel published and earn some money from it.
MLG - I think it is most likely that the professional players on this site have a chance to earn money in the tournaments they take part in. The journalists get to write their stories for their work, and those that watch have chances to learn about the players, how they get into this circuit, and how to prosper.
6. Which site is closer to the site you would like to design?
ME (Myself) - I think the MLG site would be more to my liking to design a website. They have several tabs going across the top of the page to indicate where you need to go for your own preference and have special buttons that are there for any questions. It has the feel that it is organized in a way where even the newest visitor could navigate it with ease. This would be a site that could be most beneficial to me out of the two that can be comfortable to use by anyone.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
A Look at CouchSurfing.com
When I first heard about this website and before even clicking on the link, I honestly though this would be a site about a couch catalog or to think in a more ludicrous sense, videos of people surfing down hills or stairs on couches. I thought that second thought was more interesting than the first in all honesty, but once I entered the domain, the site turned out to be completely different from my thoughts. Turns out, this site is actually about people opening up their homes for travelers to stay a night in a room, most likely an extra room in the home no one uses. Now, I've heard of some pretty far out ideas before, but although people starting up their homes as local hostels for tourists sounds somewhat beneficial for a few extra dollars, it definitely is not the safest idea. After all, not everyone on the Internet is a considerably nice person and you may end up spending the night with someone who is a total creep. I don't have much experience with this site or have ever participated in anything going on with it, but it could be heavily assumed that a situation like this could arise.
Not only is this site used for people who are travelling to certain locations to find a place to rest for the night, tourists could find about events, parties, or other occasions going on rather than just staying the night somewhere. For instance, one could host a party at their home and anyone could go, which in my opinion sounds like an awful idea. I do not think I would want dozens of random strangers from around the world in my house messing it up or have the chance to steal my possessions. Although, I'm not a stranger to building relationships on the Internet, but this is rather a situation where you've had no experience talking to this person via a Messenger, phone call, or even a Web Camera conversation. All I'm saying is, this doesn't sound like the most cognitive or conscious idea to waltz over to someone's home that you have never had contact with before and spend the night there.
Overall, yeah, this site could be used to meet people all around the world or even find new and exciting ways to tour a city or country, but in all honesty this doesn't seem to be the best way to go about meeting people, it sounds a bit too dangerous for my tastes, especially with out of the country travel.
When I first heard about this website and before even clicking on the link, I honestly though this would be a site about a couch catalog or to think in a more ludicrous sense, videos of people surfing down hills or stairs on couches. I thought that second thought was more interesting than the first in all honesty, but once I entered the domain, the site turned out to be completely different from my thoughts. Turns out, this site is actually about people opening up their homes for travelers to stay a night in a room, most likely an extra room in the home no one uses. Now, I've heard of some pretty far out ideas before, but although people starting up their homes as local hostels for tourists sounds somewhat beneficial for a few extra dollars, it definitely is not the safest idea. After all, not everyone on the Internet is a considerably nice person and you may end up spending the night with someone who is a total creep. I don't have much experience with this site or have ever participated in anything going on with it, but it could be heavily assumed that a situation like this could arise.
Not only is this site used for people who are travelling to certain locations to find a place to rest for the night, tourists could find about events, parties, or other occasions going on rather than just staying the night somewhere. For instance, one could host a party at their home and anyone could go, which in my opinion sounds like an awful idea. I do not think I would want dozens of random strangers from around the world in my house messing it up or have the chance to steal my possessions. Although, I'm not a stranger to building relationships on the Internet, but this is rather a situation where you've had no experience talking to this person via a Messenger, phone call, or even a Web Camera conversation. All I'm saying is, this doesn't sound like the most cognitive or conscious idea to waltz over to someone's home that you have never had contact with before and spend the night there.
Overall, yeah, this site could be used to meet people all around the world or even find new and exciting ways to tour a city or country, but in all honesty this doesn't seem to be the best way to go about meeting people, it sounds a bit too dangerous for my tastes, especially with out of the country travel.
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