A model for understanding online communities

MCCSIS'08 - IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems; Proceedings of ICT, Society and Human Beings 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 69-77

  Arrasvuori, Juha ^a   Lehikoinen, Jaakko T ^a   Ollila, Elina M I ^a   Uusitalo, Severi ^a  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Digital content; Online communities; Participation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

COMMUNITY SERVICES; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; DIGITAL CONTENT; EXTERNAL TOOLS; ONLINE COMMUNITIES; PARTICIPATION;

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 58449115787     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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