Topics covered in this chapter:
- What does a community mean?
- What does a community manager do?
- What is community life cycle?
- What is user life cycle in an online community?
- What are the primary types of online communities?
- What is the sense of belonging in an online community?
- What are the primary motivators for users to participate in an online community?
- What is the community mission, goals and antagonist?
- What online communities are meritocracies?
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