We explored whether Fisher and Durrance’s [11] framework of information communities applies to online technical newsgroups and the impact of particular social types on informati...
Abstract. Social navigation in a community of practice (CoP) is an approach of locating information through increased social awareness. Designing support for social navigation requ...
People come to online communities seeking information, encouragement, and conversation. When a community responds, participants benefit and become more committed. Yet interactions...
Jaime Arguello, Brian S. Butler, Elisabeth Joyce, ...
Abstract. In this paper we introduce an instant online community (IOC) solution as an add-on for existing websites. The IOC enables social interaction between the main content prov...
This paper extends previous research by proposing a model that can help explain ways to motivate member contributions to online communities (OCs). New features in the model will a...
Steven J. J. Tedjamulia, Douglas L. Dean, David R....