Engagement for Good or Ill: Comparing Characteristics of Co‐Creative and Co‐Destructive Online Communities
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DOI: 10.1002/pra2.677
Abstract: Highly engaged online communities can be characterized in terms of level of user activity and the valence of those activities. Positively‐valenced communities engage in co‐construction through supportive, uplifting interactions, while negatively‐valenced communities engage in co‐destruction… read more here.
Keywords: ill comparing; good ill; comparing characteristics; online ... See more keywords
Supporting Prosocial Behaviour in Online Communities through Social Media Affordances
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DOI: 10.1002/pra2.703
Abstract: Affordances are action possibilities that emerge from the relationship between the properties of an object and an interacting agent's capabilities. This poster examines how one type of affordance—anonymity—is enabled or constrained by six features of… read more here.
Keywords: social media; prosocial behaviour; supporting prosocial; online communities ... See more keywords
An efficient approach to understanding social evolution of location-focused online communities in location-based services
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DOI: 10.1007/s00500-017-2627-2
Abstract: The booming and novel emerging promising technologies on ubiquitous computing, GPS positioning, are facilitating the development of location-based services (LBSs). Particularly, understanding the dynamic topological structures of mobile users in LBSs who visit the same… read more here.
Keywords: location; online communities; location focused; approach ... See more keywords
Online Identity Crisis Identity Issues in Online Communities
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DOI: 10.1007/s11023-020-09542-7
Abstract: How have online communities affected the ways their users construct, view, and define their identity? In this paper, we will approach this issue by considering two philosophical sets of problems related to personal identity: the… read more here.
Keywords: identity issues; online identity; online communities; identity ... See more keywords
Characterization of topic-based online communities by combining network data and user generated content
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DOI: 10.1007/s11222-020-09947-5
Abstract: This study proposes a model for characterizing online communities by combining two types of data: network data and user-generated-content (UGC). The existing models for detecting the community structure of a network employ only network information.… read more here.
Keywords: network; online communities; data user; network data ... See more keywords
‘To the horror of experts’: reading beneath scholarship on pro-ana online communities
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DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2017.1382681
Abstract: Abstract Pro-ana online communities in which people share their experiences of eating disorders have attracted concern among scholars and health practitioners because of fears about their potential to encourage disordered eating. This article draws upon… read more here.
Keywords: public health; online communities; ana online; horror ... See more keywords
Oral Healthcare Implications of Dedicated Online Communities: A Computational Content Analysis of the r/Dentistry Subreddit
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DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2020.1731937
Abstract: ABSTRACT The current study explores communication expressed by participants in a subreddit surrounding oral health care, moderated by dentists and dental hygienists. The corpus was analyzed through Leximancer, a computer-assisted program used for computational content… read more here.
Keywords: oral healthcare; implications dedicated; online communities; healthcare implications ... See more keywords
The life cycle of contributors in collaborative online communities -the case of OpenStreetMap
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DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2018.1458312
Abstract: ABSTRACT Over the last two decades, online communities have become ubiquitous, with millions of people accessing collaborative project websites every day. Among them, the OpenStreetMap project (OSM) has been very successful in collecting/offering volunteered geographic… read more here.
Keywords: collaborative online; life cycle; online communities; cycle contributors ... See more keywords
Positive and Negative Behaviors of Oppositional Loyalty in Online Communities
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2021.3113578
Abstract: Based on the theories of moral identity, community engagement, emotional attachment, and brand loyalty, this study aims to explore oppositional loyalty’s driving factors and dimensional structure (the willingness to pay a price premium, oppositional referrals,… read more here.
Keywords: oppositional loyalty; community engagement; loyalty; online communities ... See more keywords
Sharing Reputation Data Across Online Communities
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DOI: 10.1109/mic.2022.3155065
Abstract: Today, people are often members of several online communities, leaving their footprints scattered across cyberspace in the form of local reputations. Collecting these reputation data to build a global reputation becomes increasingly necessary. This article… read more here.
Keywords: data across; reputation data; sharing reputation; reputation ... See more keywords
Why do People Participate in Small Online Communities?
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DOI: 10.1145/3479606
Abstract: Many benefits of online communities---such as obtaining new information, opportunities, and social connections---increase with size. Thus, a "successful'' online community often evokes an image of hundreds of thousands of users, and practitioners and researchers alike… read more here.
Keywords: online communities; small communities; people participate; small online ... See more keywords