Predicting continued participation in newsgroups

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 723-747

  Joyce, Elisabeth ^a   Kraut, Robert E ^b  

^a EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

COMMUNITY IS; CONTINUED PARTICIPATIONS; NEWSGROUPS; ON-LINE COMMUNITIES;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 33748705531     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2006.00033.x     Document Type: Article

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