Web-based communities as a tool for extension and outreach

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2006

Abstract

The Internet has become a common tool for facilitating business transactions, fostering communication, and aiding for-profit and non-profit companies and organizations to better compete. An additional benefit of the Internet is the ability to create sector-specific Web-based communities that can facilitate outreach and Extension efforts. Communities in general can be any group with a common interest or goal and can include a number of actions such as information sharing, real-time dialog, and transaction facilitation. In this article, we discuss a background of Web-based communities and forest-sector Web-based communities developed by Cooperative Extension faculty members at two U.S. universities. Copyright © by Extension Journal, Inc.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Journal of Extension

First Page

65

Last Page

80

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