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
How small communities respond to environmental change: patterns from tropical to polar ecosystems
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DOI: 10.5751/es-09171-220309
Abstract: Local communities throughout the world are experiencing extensive social, cultural, economic, environmental, and climatic changes. Rather than passively accepting the effects of such changes, many communities are responding in various ways to take advantage of… read more here.
Keywords: change; response space; small communities; communities respond ... See more keywords