DZone

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Contents:

 * What is it?
 * How does it work?
 * How might it be of value to the user?
 * Activity

What is it?
DZone is a free, online, link-sharing community where members can submit new links, vote other members’ links up or down, and generally browse through a massive collection of content. The intended audience is software and web developers, but there specklings of submissions on various other topics as well.

How does it work?
The main page lists popular links that are currently receiving activity.



This content can be refreshed by querying by a different date range:

On the left-side menu, you can see:
 * The top links:
 * The rising links:
 * or you can choose a topic to browse from a tag cloud:

The user account keeps track of your activity, your vote rating for submitted links, what you've voted up and down, commented on, tweeted, shared via RSS, and saved as a favourite.

How might it be of value to the user?
DZone has the potential to be of great value to developers of all specialties. It allows sharing of ideas and resources, it isa way to network with other professionals, and it is fast and easy. Since the content submitted to DZone links to external websites, another benefit of using this tool is that the visitor discovers a great deal of fresh and useful websites. The site appeals to any level of activity, whether a regular or casual visitor. There are also a variety of supporting services, such as RSS, a LinkedIn group, a Facebook group, browser extensions (Firefox only at this time), and [|badges] that a member can add to their blog.

Activity
1. [|Register for a DZone account]. 2. Browse around and get familiar with the interface and controls. 3. Check out the "Tag Cloud" to browse some topics of interest. 4. If you feel so inclined, vote some titles up/down, or save as a favourite. 5. Sign up for the RSS feed (averages approximately 50 items/day). 6. Check out the LinkedIn and Facebook groups. 7. Check out another user's profile. 8. Check out the DZone network area. 9. "Tweet" a link. 10. Post a link of your own.