The nature of virtual communities

AI and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 288-300

  Memmi, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collaborative software; Community; Cyberspace; Gemeinschaft; Gesellschaft; Groupware; Social networks; Virtual communities

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE SOFTWARES; COMMUNITY; CYBERSPACES; GEMEINSCHAFT; GESELLSCHAFT; VIRTUAL COMMUNITY;

GROUPWARE; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 33745133090     PISSN: 09515666     EISSN: 14355655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00146-005-0020-7     Document Type: Article

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