Moderation, response rate, and message interactivity: Features of online communities and their effects on intent to participate

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-41

  Wise, Kevin ^a   Hamman, Brian ^a   Thorson, Kjerstin ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c 5050 Vilas Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SURVEYS;

INTERACTIVE MESSAGE; INTERACTIVITY; INTERACTIVITY FEATURES; ON-LINE COMMUNITIES; RESPONSE RATE; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; WEB BASED ONLINE;

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 34247855018     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2006.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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