List of Internet forums explained

An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.^[1] They are an element of social media technologies which take on many different forms including blogs, business networks, enterprise social networks, forums, microblogs, photo sharing, products/services review, social bookmarking, social gaming, social networks, video sharing and virtual worlds.^[2]

Forums act as centralized locations for topical discussion. The Forum format is derived from BBS and Usenet.^[3] This is a list of the most notable and significant Internet forums communities that have converged around topics ranging from medicine to technology, and vocations and hobbies.

See also

• Comparison of civic technology platforms
• Comparison of Internet forum software
• Comparison of Q&A sites
• Lists of websites
• Forum spam

Further reading

• Book: Mark. Richard Scott. Internet BBSs: a guided tour. 1996. 1-884777-30-9.

Notes and References

1. Web site: vBulletin Community Forum - FAQ: What is a bulletin board?. vBulletin.com. A bulletin board is an online discussion site. It is sometimes also called a 'board' or 'forum'. It may contain several categories, consisting of sub-forums, threads and individual posts. . 2008-09-01.
2. Aichner, T. . Jacob, F. . Measuring the Degree of Corporate Social Media Use. International Journal of Market Research. March 2015. 57. 2. 257–275. 10.2501/IJMR-2015-018. 166531788. Social media are therefore not limited to social networks like Facebook but include blogs, business networks, collaborative projects, enterprise social networks, forums, microblogs, photo sharing, product/services reviews, social bookmarking, social gaming, video sharing and virtual worlds.. 258.
3. Web site: Lee. Joel. How We Talk Online: A History of Online Forums. MakeUseuOf.com. October 23, 2012.