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What is Online communities

Chapter 12
Handbook of Research on Socio-Technical Design and Social Networking Systems
A group of people interacting via communication technologies in a virtual environment rather than face to face, for social, professional, educational or other purposes. These communities have a purpose, are supported by technology, and are guided by norms and policies.
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Explaining Participation in Online Communities
Petter Bae Brandtzæg (SINTEF and University of Oslo, Norway) and Jan Heim (SINTEF, Norway)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-264-0.ch012
Abstract
The last few years have seen a substantial growth in online communities such as MySpace and Facebook. In order to survive and increase in size, online community systems must enhance social interaction and participation. This chapter analyzes participation in new online communities, using a combination of the socio-technical perspective and the human-computer interaction perspective. In 2007, both qualitative and quantitative data was collected from questionnaires from five sample groups in Norway—four popular online communities and one national sample of Internet users. The results show that online communities attract like-minded people, but vary in terms of different user types. Most visitors have a clear social purpose, but the level of participation differs with respect to user types and community characteristics. Participation in terms of user-generated content (UGC) differs greatly, depending on the medium used. Most users do not contribute audio-visual UGC, and text is still the main UGC. Possible future research and socio-technical design implications are discussed.
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Chapter 17
Implementing E-Learning in University 2.0: Are Universities Ready for the Digital Age?
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Chapter 13
Leveraging Social Media Tools for Business Purposes
These are virtual spaces created by individuals, brands, or organisations around some specific theme, product, or cause. Each community has a set of participating members, who are actually individuals who are similar to each other by virtue of their affinity for the brand or support for the cause.
Published in Chapter: Leveraging Social Media Tools for Business Purposes; From: Impact of Digital Transformation on the Development of New Business Models and Consumer Experience
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Chapter 5
Practice From Implementing Web 2.0 Tools in Higher Education
Communities which are created and/or maintained on the internet with the assistance of social technologies and that usually are formed and gravitate around common subjects of interest.
Published in Chapter: Practice From Implementing Web 2.0 Tools in Higher Education; From: Cases on Technologies in Education From Classroom 2.0 to Society 5.0
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Chapter 639
Migrant Worker Empowerment in Online Communities
A group of people who temporarily or permanently meet, interact and collaborate in virtual places ( Feenberg & Friesen, 2012b ; Wenger, White, & Smith, 2009 ). Mostly they share common social values and are connected through similar interests. In addition, it could be a representation of real world communities which adopt virtual places to enhance the interactions and collaborations amongst their community members and other parties.
Published in Chapter: Migrant Worker Empowerment in Online Communities; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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Chapter 351
The Effect of Social Media Networking in the Travel Industry
Online groups of connected individuals of similar interests, ideas, beliefs and habits.
Published in Chapter: The Effect of Social Media Networking in the Travel Industry; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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Chapter 5
Social Media and Social Entrepreneurship
A group of people who have shared interest and communicate through interactive platforms such as discussion boards, websites, e-mail, and chat.
Published in Chapter: Social Media and Social Entrepreneurship; From: Leveraging Computer-Mediated Marketing Environments
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Chapter 12
Improving Health and Efficiency With Strategic Social Media Use in Health Organizations: A Critical Review of the Status Quo
Groups of online people that have common interests and get together in SNS and similar platforms to communicate, exchange ideas / experiences, work together and pursue their interests.
Published in Chapter: Improving Health and Efficiency With Strategic Social Media Use in Health Organizations: A Critical Review of the Status Quo; From: Multidimensional Perspectives and Global Analysis of Universal Health Coverage
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Chapter 13
Esports Fandom and the Collegiate Student-Athlete Experience: Active Audiences and Spectatorship
A group of individuals with similar interests who use the internet to discuss, communicate and work together through an online medium.
Published in Chapter: Esports Fandom and the Collegiate Student-Athlete Experience: Active Audiences and Spectatorship; From: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Media Fandom
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Chapter 14
Multimodal Learning Analytics for Educational Digital Storytelling: A Proposition for Evaluation Methods and Techniques
Online social aggregations that emerge when enough people carry on those public discussions long enough to form relationships.
Published in Chapter: Multimodal Learning Analytics for Educational Digital Storytelling: A Proposition for Evaluation Methods and Techniques; From: Perspectives on Learning Analytics for Maximizing Student Outcomes
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Chapter 19
Digital Advertising Narration and Online Reputation Management
The online communities are the general name of networks that bring together users on social media and help them to share.
Published in Chapter: Digital Advertising Narration and Online Reputation Management; From: Handbook of Research on Narrative Advertising
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Chapter 15
Utilizing the Lead User Method for Promoting Innovation in E-Recruiting
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Chapter 4
A Framework Development Effort for Using Online Communities in an Open Innovation Understanding
Virtual communites that allow information sharing in a business context which members interact with each other primarily via the internet.
Published in Chapter: A Framework Development Effort for Using Online Communities in an Open Innovation Understanding; From: Business Management and Communication Perspectives in Industry 4.0
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Chapter 41
Form and Function of Metacommunication in CMC
Online Communities are communities of practice that are structured around a common activity, and perform their common activity by using Computer and Internet.
Published in Chapter: Form and Function of Metacommunication in CMC; From: Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
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Chapter 41
Form and Function of Metacommunication in CMC
Online Communities are communities of practice that are structured around a common activity, and perform their common activity by using Computer and Internet.
Published in Chapter: Form and Function of Metacommunication in CMC; From: Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
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