Community of Interest Network Information
A community of interest is a community of people who share a common interest or passion. These people exchange ideas and thoughts about the given passion, but may know (or care) little about each other outside of this area. Participation in a community of interest can be compelling, entertaining and create a ‘sticky’ community where people return frequently and remain for extended periods. Frequently, they cannot be easily defined by a particular geographical area.
In other words, "a community of interest is a gathering of people assembled around a topic of common interest. Its members take part in the community to exchange information, to obtain answers to personal questions or problems, to improve their understanding of a subject, to share common passions or to play."[1] In contrast to a spatial community, "a ‘community of interest’ is defined not by space, but by some common bond (e.g. feeling of attachment) or entity (e.g. farming, church group)."[2]
See also
- Community of action
- Community of circumstance
- Community of inquiry
- Community of place
- Community of position
- Community of practice
- Community of purpose
- Identity politics
- Sense of community
- Conflict of interest
References
- ^ F. Henri & B. Pudelko, Understanding and analysing activity and learning in virtual communities, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning (2003) 19, 474-487.
- ^ Ramsey D, Beesley KB. ‘Perimeteritis’ and rural health in Manitoba, Canada: perspectives from rural healthcare managers. Rural and Remote Health 7: 850. (Online) 2007. Available: http://www.rrh.org.au
External links
- External and shareable artifacts as opportunities for social creativity in communities of interest
- Communities of Interest: Learning through the Interaction of Multiple Knowledge Systems
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