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Poggenpoel, Shadley (Shadley Carl). "Online golfing communities." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50408.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2005.<br>AENGLISH ABSTRACT: With the advent of the internet a few years ago many online communities have been formed from traditional communities. The ability of a traditional community to transform into an online community depends on the type of interaction that is required by that particular community. Based on the arguments of various critics of the online community, this study will focus on the feasibility of transforming the golfing fraternity from a traditional to an online community. The study project therefore proposes to understand online

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Donker, Hilko, and Michael Fleck. "Evaluation von Online-Communities." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2014. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-155614.

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Eine Online-Community oder auch virtuelle Gemeinschaft ist ein Bereich im Internet, in der Personen sich zu bestimmten Themen treffen, sich unterhalten, sich selbst darstellen oder um zu konsumieren. Der Erfolg einer Online-Community ist durch die Usability des User Interfaces einer Online-Community nicht angemessen zu beschreiben. Daher wird in diesem Beitrag analysiert, welche weiteren Faktoren neben der Usability bei der Evaluation von Online-Communities berücksichtigt werden müssen. Online-Communities unterstützen kooperatives Verhalten, wie die Kommunikation zwischen Teilnehmern und das A

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Donker, Hilko, and Michael Fleck. "Evaluation von Online-Communities." Technische Universität Dresden, 2005. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A28390.

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Eine Online-Community oder auch virtuelle Gemeinschaft ist ein Bereich im Internet, in der Personen sich zu bestimmten Themen treffen, sich unterhalten, sich selbst darstellen oder um zu konsumieren. Der Erfolg einer Online-Community ist durch die Usability des User Interfaces einer Online-Community nicht angemessen zu beschreiben. Daher wird in diesem Beitrag analysiert, welche weiteren Faktoren neben der Usability bei der Evaluation von Online-Communities berücksichtigt werden müssen. Online-Communities unterstützen kooperatives Verhalten, wie die Kommunikation zwischen Teilnehmern und das A

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Wagner, Sarina. "Online-Communities als Marketinginstrument." [Ilmenau] [Univ.-Bibliothek], 2009. http://d-nb.info/996272518/34.

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Irani, Danesh. "Preventing abuse of online communities." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/44895.

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Online communities are growing at a phenomenal rate and with the large number of users these communities contain, attackers are drawn to exploit these users. Denial of information (DoI) attacks and information leakage attacks are two popular attacks that target users on online communities. These information based attacks are linked by their opposing views on low-quality information. On the one hand denial of information attacks which primarily use low-quality information (such as spam and phishing) are a nuisance for information consumers. On the other hand information leakage attacks, which

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Persson, Hannes, and Christian Toft. "Support usability in online communities." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för arbetsvetenskap och medieteknik, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-2570.

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This thesis will divide the concept of member feedback in online communities into three types, namely conversational-, behavioural feedback and content analysis. During this thesis we will argue for the advantages with user involvement in design and how the three types of feedback listed above together with members could be introduced into the design process. We argue that by combining traditional methods such as personas and focus groups with the different kinds of feedback in the design and evaluation process supports usability in online communities.<br>Denna uppsats kommer att dela på konce

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Smith, Matthew Scott. "Social Capital in Online Communities." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2011. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2730.

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Social capital is the value of the relationships we create and maintain within our social networks to gain access to and mobilize needed resources (e.g., jobs, moral support). Quantifying, and subsequently leveraging, social capital are challenging problems in the social sciences. Most work so far has focused on analyses from static surveys of limited numbers of participants. The explosion of online social media means that it is now possible to collect rich data about people's connections and interactions, in a completely ubiquitous, non-intrusive manner. Such dynamic social data opens the doo

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Couraud, Jason R. "Risk Perception in Online Communities." DigitalCommons@USU, 2014. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/3898.

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Online communities have become a part of everyday life for many people. The members of the communities use them to keep in touch with family and friends, do business, look for jobs, play games, and more, both savory and unsavory. The ease of sharing personal information comes with the subsequent risk of having that information exposed publically or even stolen. The purpose of this study was to explore how much awareness of the risks affects a person’s decision to post personal information to an online community. Chapter I introduces the concepts and issues that will be investigated by this pap

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Fernando, Champika. "Online learning webs : designing support structures for online communities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95602.

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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2014.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-72).<br>This thesis explores how we can design online learning communities to better support connections to the people and resources beginners need when learning to program. I describe and analyze the design and implementation of the Scripts Workshop, a learning environment that supports members of the Scratch online community who are stuck on a programming problem in a Scrat

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Del, Grosso Michael. "Design and implementation of online communities." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2001. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA397008.

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Thesis (M.S. in Computer Science)--Naval Postgraduate School, Sept. 2001.<br>Thesis advisor(s): Darken, Rudolph. "September 2001." Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-62). Also Available online.

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Bontempo, Melissa A. "Online communities : possibilities for museum education /." Connect to resource, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1160068576.

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Greenspun, Philip. "Architecture and implementation of online communities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79970.

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Zacharia, Giorgos 1974. "Collaborative reputation mechanisms for online communities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9379.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 1999.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-80).<br>The members of electronic communities are often unrelated to each other, they may have never met and have no information on each other's reputation. This kind of information is vital in Electronic Commerce interactions, where the potential counterpart's reputation can be a significant factor in the negotiation strategy. I will investigate two complementary reputation mechanisms that rely on collaborative ratin

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Tye, Edwin. "Forecasting user roles in online communities." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2015. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/378942/.

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Dessart, Laurence. "Consumer engagement in online brand communities." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2015. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/6638/.

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This thesis advances the concept of consumer engagement as a valid approach to the conceptualisation and measurement of Online Brand Community (OBC) participation. Against the background of rapid technological advances affecting the way consumers interact online, this thesis posits that past representations of OBC participation fail to adequately capture OBC participation. It further argues that consumer engagement offers a new analytical lens, which is more responsive to the interactive, social and multidimensional nature of OBCs. The thesis conceptualises consumer engagement in OBC as an aff

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Vianello, Silvia <1979&gt. "Online consumer behavior in virtual communities." Doctoral thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/660.

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Smedberg, Åsa. "Online communities and learning for health : the use of online health communities and online expertise for people with established bad habits /." Kista : Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (together with KTH), Stockholm University, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-8127.

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Hur, Jung Won. "Understanding teacher participation in online communities why do teachers want to participate in online communities of teachers? /." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3278232.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Instructional Systems Technology, 2007.<br>Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-09, Section: A, page: 3812. Adviser: Thomas A. Brush. Title from dissertation home page (viewed May 8, 2008).

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Isaksson, Jonna, and Stephanie Xavier. "Online communities : segments and buying behaviour profiles." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Handels- och IT-högskolan, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-19481.

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The concept of communities and the interaction between people are not new concepts. People have always gathered around common conditions shared by those in the group such as shared emotions, interests, beliefs and needs. It is however the way we interact, with whom we interact, and when and where these meetings take place which has changed. This has been a direct result of the development of the internet and exacerbated with the move to the second phase of internet development. This second phase of internet development provides users with real-time functionality enabling interaction with globa

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Ruetsch, Diego. "Community Management Marketing in unabhängigen Online-Communities /." St. Gallen, 2007. http://www.biblio.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/01653518002/$FILE/01653518002.pdf.

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Arvidsson, Martin, Johan Bäckman, and Jim Johansen. "Online-communities : hur ser communityanvändare på mIRC?" Thesis, University West, Department of Informatics and Mathematics, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-512.

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Larsson, Katarina. "Online communities : En studie av Lunarstorms framgång." Thesis, Växjö University, School of Mathematics and Systems Engineering, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-358.

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<p>Communities är ett hett ämne som idag ständigt diskuteras i media. Människor blir mer och mer benägna att interagera online och mängden med online communities ökar i takt med detta. I Sverige finns en community som heter Lunarstorm som har blivit ett fenomen som inte har skådats någon annanstans. Med sina 1,3 miljoner användare är det absolut störst i Sverige idag. Jag har i min uppsats tagit fram ett antal faktorer ur litteraturen som är avgörande för ett online communities framgång. Jag har även gjort en empirisk studie av företaget Lunarstorm och webbplatsen Lunarstorm. Jag har sedan i a

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Röning, Nadia. "Special interest communities : Design for online growth." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-332710.

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Special interest online communities refer to groups of people who share a concern orpassion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly,with some of the interaction being technology mediated. The Uppsala UniversityACM-W Student Chapter is an online community, run by a student group, thatpromotes gender equality in Computer Science and Information Technology atUppsala University. This thesis investigates what makes a website an online community by determininghow community building works and how it could be used productively. The UppsalaUniversity ACM-W Student

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Palm, Sofia, and Rasmus Lundborg. "The Customer Experience in Online Product Communities." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-16064.

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Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur kundens upplevelse formas i kontexten online product community, utifrån ett multidimensionellt perspektiv på kundupplevelsen. Metod: Med bakgrund mot studiens syfte var det passande att använda en kvalitativ metod. Detta fenomen studerades genom en flerfallsstudie som den övergripande undersökningsdesignen. Semi-strukturerade intervjuer har genomförts med respondenter från tre olika online product communities. Materialet har sedan analyserat genom en abduktiv analysmetod som är inspirerad av grounded theory. Resultat & slutsats: Stud

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Tan, Flora M. Eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Algorithmically supported moderation in children's online communities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113097.

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Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2017.<br>This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.<br>Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-64).<br>The moderation of harassment and cyberbullying on online platforms has become a heavily publicized issue in the past few years. Popular websites such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube employ human moderators to mo

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Harkin, Lydia Jo. "Exploring visitors experiences of online cancer communities." Thesis, University of Central Lancashire, 2016. http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/16646/.

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Background There will be approximately four million people living with cancer in the United Kingdom (UK) by 2030. The National Health Service faces a major challenge meeting the support needs of this growing population, who commonly report feeling isolated and lacking social support. Approximately 45 million adults in the UK use the internet, and online communities might be a culturally relevant way to connect people affected by cancer, allowing them to support one another. However, internet communication is fraught with challenges such as misleading or untrustworthy information. We have a lim

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Eaglesham, Susan L. "Online Support Groups: Extending Communities of Concern." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30376.

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Using survey data from 75 participants in computer self-help groups, variables were identified which theoretically indicate that computer self- help groups function similarly to face-to-face self-help groups. This exploratory research provided demographic information which allows users of computer self-help groups to be more clearly described. The findings of this study indicated that computer group users perceived similar benefits of use to people in traditional self-help groups. Study participants also perceived certain benefits from computer group use not found in traditional face-to-face g

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Ashouri, Rad Armin. "Three Essays on Dynamics of Online Communities." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71641.

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Essay #1: Reconstructing Online Behavior through Effort Minimization Data from online interactions increasingly informs our understanding of fundamental patterns of human behavior as well as commercial and social enterprises. However, this data is often limited to traces of users' interactions with digital objects (e.g. votes, likes, shares) and does not include potentially relevant data on what people actually observe online. Estimating what users see could therefore enhance understanding and prediction in a variety of problems. We propose a method to reconstruct online behavior based on dat

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Benigni, Matthew Curran. "Detection and Analysis of Online Extremist Communities." Research Showcase @ CMU, 2017. http://repository.cmu.edu/dissertations/949.

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Online social networks have become a powerful venue for political activism. In many cases large, insular online communities form that have been shown to be powerful diffusion mechanisms of both misinformation and propaganda. In some cases these groups users advocate actions or policies that could be construed as extreme along nearly any distribution of opinion, and are thus called Online Extremist Communities (OECs). Although these communities appear increasingly common, little is known about how these groups form or the methods used to influence them. The work in this thesis provides research

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Holgerson, Jason L. "Collaborative online communities for increased MILSATCOM performance." Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 2009. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2009/Sep/09Sep%5FHolgerson.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in System Engineering Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2009.<br>Thesis Advisor(s): Osmundson, John. "September 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on November 9, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Operational Availability, Net-centric Warfare, Communities, Online, Web 2.0, Sustainment, Military SATCOM, NMT. Includes bibliographical references (p. 79). Also available in print.

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Kempny, Christian, Monique Janneck, and Henning Staar. "“With A Little Help From My (Online?) Friends” – A Comparison of Support Seeking, Receiving and Providing Support in Online and Offline Communities." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2018. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-229297.

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Social networking services (SNS) like Facebook are used by an increasing number of people worldwide for social exchange. Given the amount of time that is spent on these online services, they are likely to have an impact on how individuals interact with each other. On this note, anecdotal examples emphasize both positive (i.e., expanding or strengthening relationships) and negative effects (i.e., bullying, feelings of disconnectedness). To shed more light on this issue, scholars from various disciplines have started to investigate the significance of social networking services on interpersonal

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Kempny, Christian, Monique Janneck, and Henning Staar. "“With A Little Help From My (Online?) Friends” – A Comparison of Support Seeking, Receiving and Providing Support in Online and Offline Communities." TUDpress, 2017. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A30564.

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Social networking services (SNS) like Facebook are used by an increasing number of people worldwide for social exchange. Given the amount of time that is spent on these online services, they are likely to have an impact on how individuals interact with each other. On this note, anecdotal examples emphasize both positive (i.e., expanding or strengthening relationships) and negative effects (i.e., bullying, feelings of disconnectedness). To shed more light on this issue, scholars from various disciplines have started to investigate the significance of social networking services on interpersonal

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Lawrence, Allan Michael, and Franziska Günther. "How to ensure sustainability within online communities? Raising the problem from the point of view of the Erasmus Plus project “European Social Entrepreneurs”." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2018. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-214885.

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Chiu, Wei-Yi. "The analysis of social capital in online social communities." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2011. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/46995/1/Wei-Yi_Chiu_Thesis.pdf.

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Social networks have proven to be an attractive avenue of investigation for researchers since humans are social creatures. Numerous literature have explored the term “social networks” from different perspectives and in diverse research fields. With the popularity of the Internet, social networking has taken on a new dimension. Online social communities therefore have become an emerging social avenue for people to communicate in today’s information age. People use online social communities to share their interests, maintain friendships, and extend their so-called circle of “friends”. Likewise,

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Caples, Robert Kelly. "The role of social presence in online communities." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/3768.

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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2006.<br>Thesis research directed by: Human Development. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.

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Piper, Monica. "E2F Communities : Connecting the Online and Offline Worlds." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för kommunikation, medier och it, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-17387.

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This paper will discuss hybrid communities that connect users online with the intention of facilitating offline interaction. These electronic-to-face (e2f) communities provide social benefits to members through the unique interaction of their online and offline components. They offer members the opportunity to pursue new offline experiences, increase social capital and develop weak-tie relationships. To develop an environment that encourages members to participate online and offline, the physical design of e2f systems should include functionality that encourages a sense of community, trust an

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Schmidt, Marcus. "Sites of Knowledge : Knowledge Processes in Online Communities." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-51304.

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The aim of this study is to examine knowledge processes in online spaces. It focuses on threeparticular cases: the Bonfireside Chat podcast, the community around the computer game Europa Universalis 4, and the Supernatural fandom. By applying the frameworks of Wenger’s (1998) communities of practice and Hall’s (1980) modes of reading, it examines how these spaces and their communities engage with their respective media artifacts. It concludes thatthese processes display high levels of complexity and literacy, and that a deeper understanding of such processes is useful in developing future educ

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Hew, Khe Foon. "Knowledge sharing among professionals in three online communities." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3229599.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Instructional Systems Technology, 2006.<br>"Title from dissertation home page (viewed July 5, 2007)." Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-08, Section: A, page: 2947. Adviser: Thomas A. Brush.

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Benson, Caroline, and Martin Hedrén. "Online Brand Communities - a Route to Brand Loyalty?" Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-23231.

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Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if the use of online brandcommunities helps sporting goods brands in building brand loyalty. Frame of Reference: The frame of reference begins with a presentation of brands leading upto brand equity and subsequently brand loyalty. The second part of thissection begins with a presentation regarding marketing communication,the promotional mix and online communities. Finally, brand loyalty andonline community is merged together into a presentation of brandloyalty in online brand communities. Method: The purpose is examined through comparing se

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Etzrodt, Katrin, Rebecca Renatus, and Franziska Uhlmann. "Informationsbezogene Mediennutzung Jugendlicher und Senioren in (Online-)Communities." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2014. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-154052.

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Die Grenzen zwischen digitalen und klassischen Informationsangeboten verschmelzen zunehmend und gleichzeitig werden mobile und nternetfähige Endgeräte zum täglichen Begleiter für alle möglichen Fragen und Themen. Jüngere Altersgruppen haben digitale Medien und mobile Endgeräte bereits fest in ihren Alltag integriert, aber auch in den älteren Generationen steigt der Anteil der Nutzer zunehmend. Durch die steigende Alltagsrelevanz und die ständige zeit- aber auch ortsunabhängige Verfügbarkeit neuer Medien verändern sich Informationsumgebungen. Eine nicht zu unterschätzende Rolle spielen dabei

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Chiu, Eugene 1979. "A context-based rating system for online communities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/87211.

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Thesis (M.Eng. and S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2002.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 61).<br>by Eugene Chiu.<br>M.Eng.and S.B.

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Botha, Leendert W. "Modeling online social networks using Quasi-clique communities." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17859.

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Thesis (MSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2011<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: With billions of current internet users interacting through social networks, the need has arisen to analyze the structure of these networks. Many authors have proposed random graph models for social networks in an attempt to understand and reproduce the dynamics that govern social network development. This thesis proposes a random graph model that generates social networks using a community-based approach, in which users’ affiliations to communities are explicitly modeled and then translated into a social network. Our appro

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Majewski, Grzegorz. "Online knowledge sharing in virtual communities of practice." Thesis, University of the West of Scotland, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.557267.

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Knowledge Management (KM) techniques and tools have been utilized by organizations from diverse sections of the Economy to achieve numerous goals such as: competitive advantage, increased innovativeness and global project management. One of the techniques of KM that has gained prominence as a very useful knowledge sharing tool is Virtual Communities of Practice. It originated from work on situated learning. In order to utilize it in a proper way it is necessary to take into account human, psychological, social and technological factors. The purpose of this research is to investigate the factor

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Liekovuori, Reetta. "Welcoming Online Communities : Social Sustainability of ESN Kalmar." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-74893.

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Erasmus Student Network (ESN) plays an important role in the integration process of international students who spend their study abroad period in a new country. ESN community in Kalmar in Sweden has Facebook groups for every semester which spread the hospitality through the local ESN members, also called as ‘hosts’, for the new members who can be called either ‘guests’, ‘tourists’, ‘exchange students’ or ‘freemovers’. The previous literature in tourism regarding social life online has emphasised the user-generated content on travel-related online communities on social media and ‘mobility turn’

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Hiscock, Philippa. "Risk analysis of user satisfaction in online communities." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2015. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/380664/.

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Kilgore, Whitney Kay. "Design of Informal Online Learning Communities in Education." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862820/.

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The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Ed Tech Future Ready program has encouraged the use of open informal learning communities as professional learning opportunities for educators. This study categorizes 46 state Twitter chats by their moderation techniques and design. A purposive sample of Twitter chat designers participated in this phenomenological exploration that demonstrates how the designs of these informal learning spaces are aligned with the designers' pedagogical philosophies. Recommendations for supporting, growing, and sustaining similar learning communities are included.

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Walkup, Katie Lynn. "Constructing Health Narratives: Patient Feedback in Online Communities." Scholar Commons, 2017. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6634.

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This project examines user-generated health narratives through corpus analysis of 246 reviews posted on Midwestern Hospital’s Yelp page. Understanding how different stakeholders act and interact within online health communities models a shift in new conceptions of health, and provides evidence of health ecologies’ ability to determine patient perceptions of care. Documents produced by users in these health communities represent health narratives comprised of a user’s health experience, that user’s treatment perceptions, and the community’s perceptions of the user’s experience. Author uses corp

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Greenwood, Mark. "Text mining patient experiences from online health communities." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2015. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/87865/.

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Social media has had an impact on how patients experience healthcare. Through online channels, patients are sharing information and their experiences with potentially large audiences all over the world. While sharing in this way may offer immediate benefits to themselves and their readership (e.g. other patients) these unprompted, self-authored accounts of illness are also an important resource for healthcare researchers. They offer unprecedented insight into understanding patients’experience of illness. Work has been undertaken through qualitative analysis in order to explore this source of d

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Arsal, Mustafa Kerem. "Governance in online communities of artistic cultural production." Thesis, Boston University, 2013. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/12047.

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Thesis (D.B.A.)--Boston University<br>While scholars have brought much insight into the governance of online communities engaged in the production of goods with relatively established quality criteria, such as open source software, they paid less attention to the governance of online communities of artistic cultural production. In artistic cultural production, due to its drive for novelty and potential resistance to institutionalized norms, it is difficult to create agreements and shared routines among participants -particularly during initial emergence when participants are new to one another

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Coletto, Mauro. "Analysis of Polarized Communities in Online Social Networks." Thesis, IMT Alti Studi Lucca, 2017. http://e-theses.imtlucca.it/204/1/Coletto_phdthesis.pdf.

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Increasingly, people around the globe use Social Media (SM) - e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr, Youtube - to publish multimedia content (posting), to share it (retweeting, reblogging or resharing), to reinforce it or not (liking, disliking, favoriting) and to discuss (through messages and comments) in order to be in contact with other users and to get informed about topics of interest. The world population is ≈ 7:4 billion people, among them ≈ 2:3 billion (31%) are active social media users (GlobalWeb Index data, Jan 2016). In fact, these virtual contexts answer the human need o

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