Add to ORKGOnline communities are changing the way people enjoy leisure activities through computer-mediated interactions, yet little is known about how these groups form, function, and network. The current study draws on two years of involvement with a Meetup group, using participant observation and ethnographic interviews of the group\u27s live interactions and content analysis of the group\u27s online communication. Throughout this article, the author analyzed the life cycle of online communities and discovered that technology acts as a catalyst for group formation and that the fast and exponential growth of groups centered on common leisure interests. Computer-mediated communications also accelerated the pace of conflict among groups and the forma...
Despite the importance of interpersonal contact to students’ sense of community, little is known abo...
IRL (In Real Life): Breaking Down The Binary Of Online Versus Offline Social Interaction examines t...
Peer groups such as neighbourhoods and hobby circles are important sources of social identity for yo...
Thesis (M.S., Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration) -- California State University, Sacramen...
In this paper we investigate two key group determinants of participation in online communities, venu...
The thesis is focused on the possibilities that exist for crossing or even transcending the boundary...
Social network researchers have claimed that relations offline affect relations online; however, it ...
As everyday Internet use has become pervasive and natural,people use it effortlessly to find new acq...
This report investigates the social interactions and information flow in online communities. More sp...
While research exists regarding the internet’s influence on traditional forms of youth leisure, rese...
As technology evolves, the internet is increasingly becoming a frequently used medium through which ...
Online communities offer great potential for sourcing future innovations. While organizations search...
In the 1980s and ‘90s online communities were said to have freed us from geographical and time const...
The aim of this research is to develop an in-depth understanding of the dynamics of online group int...
Presents findings from a survey conducted between January and February 2001. Examines two kinds of c...
Despite the importance of interpersonal contact to students’ sense of community, little is known abo...
IRL (In Real Life): Breaking Down The Binary Of Online Versus Offline Social Interaction examines t...
Peer groups such as neighbourhoods and hobby circles are important sources of social identity for yo...
Thesis (M.S., Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration) -- California State University, Sacramen...
In this paper we investigate two key group determinants of participation in online communities, venu...
The thesis is focused on the possibilities that exist for crossing or even transcending the boundary...
Social network researchers have claimed that relations offline affect relations online; however, it ...
As everyday Internet use has become pervasive and natural,people use it effortlessly to find new acq...
This report investigates the social interactions and information flow in online communities. More sp...
While research exists regarding the internet’s influence on traditional forms of youth leisure, rese...
As technology evolves, the internet is increasingly becoming a frequently used medium through which ...
Online communities offer great potential for sourcing future innovations. While organizations search...
In the 1980s and ‘90s online communities were said to have freed us from geographical and time const...
The aim of this research is to develop an in-depth understanding of the dynamics of online group int...
Presents findings from a survey conducted between January and February 2001. Examines two kinds of c...
Despite the importance of interpersonal contact to students’ sense of community, little is known abo...
IRL (In Real Life): Breaking Down The Binary Of Online Versus Offline Social Interaction examines t...
Peer groups such as neighbourhoods and hobby circles are important sources of social identity for yo...