Integrated digital communities: Combining web-based interaction with text messaging to develop a system for encouraging group communication and competition

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 93-113

  Sillence, E ^a   Baber, C ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital communities; Media integration; Message boards; Online groups; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ONLINE CONFERENCING; PROBLEM SOLVING; RADIO BROADCASTING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

DIGITAL COMMUNITIES; MEDIA INTEGRATION; MESSAGE BOARDS; ONLINE GROUPS; SHORT MESSAGING SERVICES (SMS); TEXT MESSAGING;

VOICE/DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0942267219     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intcom.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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