Online discourse environments are online spaces where people interact with one another by some means of discourse. This can include asynchronous discussion boards, synchronous chat, multi-user online games, or any other computer-mediated communication tool. These environments are primarily text-based, but may contain multi-media elements such as images, animation, or emoticons.
Examples include IRC, MSN Messenger, ICQ. Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of instant communication over the Internet. ... MSN Messenger in Windows 9x Operating Systems. ... ICQ is the first instant messaging computer program created by start-up Israeli company Mirabilis and first released in November, 1996. ...
Some examples of a discourse community might be those who read and/or contribute to a particular academic journal, or members of an email list for Madonna fans (see onlinediscourseenvironment).
Since the discourse community itself is intangible, it is easier to imagine discourse communities in terms of the fora in which they operate.
The language used by discourse communities can be described as a register or diatype, and members generally join a discourse community through training or personal persuasion.
So they opened an online network to connect people at all levels and from all parts of the company in a discussion about the business environment, economic trends, and technology developments that could affect their ability to succeed.
Online social networks alert people to the things that collide when someones got a good idea but doesn't know whats going on elsewhere, or how their idea affects other's plans or resources.
Online, his contributions were brilliant and his peers were very excited about the new ideas and insights he brought to the table.
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