Virtual Communities and Social Networking Websites
GrinnellPlans (named after its technological predecessor, the plan file) is a virtual community consisting of 4,399 members as of the 2008-2009 academic year. Most members are current students or alumni, but the community also includes Grinnell faculty and staff members.
In 2003, the college administration ordered that GrinnellPlans not be hosted on college servers because of the college's concerns regarding possible illegal content on the system and related liability. GrinnellPlans moved to an off-campus host, grinnellplans.com. The community is supported by its users and is not legally affiliated with Grinnell College.
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