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CASCON
2007
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13 years 10 months ago
Identifying active subgroups in online communities
As online communities proliferate, methods are needed to explore and capture patterns of activity within them. This paper focuses on the problem of identifying active subgroups wi...
Alvin Chin, Mark H. Chignell
HICSS
2006
IEEE
95views Biometrics» more  HICSS 2006»
14 years 2 months ago
Towards an Ecological Perspective on the Evolution of Online Communities of Practice
In the era of knowledge economy, more and more people view online communities of practice (CoPs) as wellspring of precious knowledge. Notably, many researchers support the notion ...
Sheng-cheng Lin, Fu-ren Lin
IHI
2012
330views Healthcare» more  IHI 2012»
12 years 4 months ago
Health information searching behavior in MedlinePlus and the impact of tasks
Consumer health information is increasingly available online, but this vast amount of information is not necessarily accessible to general consumers. To design effective health in...
Yan Zhang, Peiling Wang, Amy Heaton, Heidi Winkler
HICSS
2005
IEEE
115views Biometrics» more  HICSS 2005»
14 years 2 months ago
Strategies Employed By Participants In Virtual Learning Communities
This paper examines the learning behavior of online students in an asynchronous learning environment. We employ the theoretical lens of an online community of inquiry, to understa...
James Waters, Susan Gasson
DIGRA
2003
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
Is Electronic Community an Addictive Substance?
In this study, we examine how online games, like the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) EverQuest, are represented and controlled through media rhetoric. We l...
Florence Chee, Richard Smith