The WELL

The WELL

The WELL (aussi connu sous les noms de WELL et Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link) est une communauté virtuelle qui se regroupe autour d'un fournisseur d'accès à Internet. Il s'agit de l'une des plus anciennes communautés virtuelles encore en opération.

La communauté a été fondée en 1985 par Stewart Brand and Larry Brilliant. The WELL a débuté sous le format d'un babillard électronique (Bulletin Board System ou BBS en anglais) accessible par une connexion téléphonique commuté. Au début des années 1990, il est devenu l'un des premiers fournisseurs d'accès commuté à Internet pour évoluer progressivement vers son format actuel au gré des progrès technologiques.

Ses 4 000 membres y adhèrent principalement pour utiliser ses forum de discussion dont les sujets vont des plus sérieux aux plus légers.

Craig Newmark a débuté son célèbre site Craigslist à l'intérieur de cette communauté.

Au cours des années 1980 et 1990, The WELL a joui d'une couverture médiatique disproportionnée relativement à son nombre de membres à cause de sa politique de donner des accès gratuits à des journalistes. Ces journalistes y ont eu leur premiers contacts avec le monde électronique et ils ont fréquemment décrit leurs expériences dans leurs média respectifs.

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