Online communities allow individuals or a community of users to easily publish, manage and organize a wide variety of content on a website.
The online communities are content management frameworks that support the building of dynamic web sites offering a broad range of features and services including user administration, publishing workflow, discussion capabilities, user-generated content, news aggregation and metadata functionalities using controlled vocabularies. Equipped with a powerful blend of features and configurability, these sites can support a diverse range of web projects ranging from personal weblogs to large community-driven sites.
For more information regarding what online communities offer and information relating to getting started, administrating, managing and maintaining an online community, visit the Online communities help site.
For information about existing online communities or to request a new site, visit the Collaborative webspaces administration site.