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ICWSM
2010
13 years 9 months ago
Modeling Group Dynamics in Virtual Worlds
In this study, we examine human social interactions within virtual worlds and address the question of how group interactions are affected by the surrounding game environment. To i...
Fahad Shah, Gita Reese Sukthankar, Chris Usher
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
The network in the garden: an empirical analysis of social media in rural life
History repeatedly demonstrates that rural communities have unique technological needs. Yet, we know little about how rural communities use modern technologies, so we lack knowled...
Eric Gilbert, Karrie Karahalios, Christian Sandvig
ASUNAM
2010
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
Leveraging Contextual Information to Explore Posting and Linking Behaviors of Bloggers
The last decade has seen an explosion in blogging and the blogosphere is continuing to grow, having a large global reach and many vibrant communities. Researchers have been pouring...
Sofus A. Macskassy
WWW
2006
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Invisible participants: how cultural capital relates to lurking behavior
The asymmetry of activity in virtual communities is of great interest. While participation in the activities of virtual communities is crucial for a community's survival and ...
Vladimir Soroka, Sheizaf Rafaeli
CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Talk to me: foundations for successful individual-group interactions in online communities
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, ...