Online community services as a whole, forms an important and developing organ of online services . A community can be defined as a group of people belonging to a particular area and sharing the same set of values, interests or ideas. In the present context of online community services , people who want to form online communities get together to help other people. Online community services allow like-minded people to seek membership online, where one fills an application form and has to adhere to certain rules and regulations.
Types of Online Community Services
Online community services can be found in the following areas:
• Regional Community : This sort of service provides a forum where social, environmental, economic and cultural issues of a certain region are discussed. One can also suggest the required solutions, in this community service.
• Medical community : Issues related to health, drugs, diseases, diagnosis and treatment are discussed here. People who need medical advice can become a member of such online community services .
• Religious Community : People belonging to any specific religion, can form online community services to guide other people of the same faith, in times of crisis.
• Child Care Community : Such services aim to take care and look after children belonging to needy families.
