ISBN:
9781846289040
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (569 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Communities and Technologies 2007 : Proceedings of the Third Communities and Technologies Conference, Michigan State University 2007
DDC:
303.4834
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
This book covers the relationship between information and communication technologies (ICTs) and communities - both physical and virtual. Community technology applications are studied in many contexts. The book demonstrates the dynamic and interdisciplinary nature of evolving communities and technologies scholarship
Description / Table of Contents:
Title Page; Copyright Page; C&T 2007 Sponsors; C&T 2007 Conference and Program Committees; From the Conference Chairs; Table of Contents; Everything in Moderation: The Effects of Adult Moderators in Online Youth Communities; 1. Introduction; 2. Background; 2.1 Adults in Youth Communities; 2.2 Youth in Youth Communities; 2.3 Moderation in Online Communities; 2.4 Moderation in Junior Summit; 3. METHODS; 3.1 Participants; 3.2 Procedure; Content Analysis; Social Network Analysis; 3.3 Measures; 4. Results; 4.1 Participation Levels; 4.2 Interconnectedness; 4.3 Polite and Task-Oriented Language
Description / Table of Contents:
5. Discussion and Conclusion6. Acknowledgements; 7. References; Introductions and Requests: Rhetorical Strategies That Elicit Response in Online Communities; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Conversation Is Critical to Success; 2. Factors That Increase Likelihood of Reply; 2.1 Introductions; 2.2 Requests; 2.3 Limitations of Previous Work; 3. Study 1: Correlational Analysis of 41,000 Usenet Messages; 3.1 Data Collection; 3.2 Measures; Dependent Variable; Independent Variables: Rhetorical Strategies; Controls; 3.3 Results and Discussion; 4. Study 2: Introduction Manipulations; 4.1 Method
Description / Table of Contents:
4.2 ReSUlts and Discussion5. Study 3: Introduction and Question Manipulations; 5.1 Results and Discussion; 6. General Discussion; 6.1 Limitations and Directions for Future Work; 7. Conclusion; 8. Acknowledgments; 9. References; Rhythms of Social Interaction: Messaging Within a Massive Online Network; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Social Networks and the Internet; 1.2 Facebook; 1.3 Messaging and Poking in Facebook; 1.4 Messaging and Poking as Proxies for Online Social Activity; 1.5 Time Spent Communicating Online; 2. Data; 3. Results; 3.1 Who is a Friend?; 3.2 School Ties; 3.3 Reciprocity
Description / Table of Contents:
3.4 Temporal Rhythms3.5 School and Friend Ties Over Time; 3.6 Seasonal Variation; 3.7 Variation by School: Clustering Effect; 4. Conclusion; 5. References; 6. Appendices; A Noun Phrase Analysis Tool for Mining Online Community Conversations; 1. Introduction; 2. Noun-Phrase Extraction Method; 3. Corpus; 3.1 Permissions; 4. Data Processing; 4.1 Noun Phrase Extractor; 5. The Application Environment; 6. Analyzing Word Use and the Online Community; 6.1 Important Topics: Databases, Books; 6.2 Community Style: Don'tThink, Don't Know, Don't Have
Description / Table of Contents:
6.3 Community Interaction and Support: Agree/Disagree, Thanks6.4 CMC language; 7. Future work; 8. Conclusion; 9. References; Reflections and Reactions to Social Accounting Meta-Data; 1. Introduction; 2. Data and Methods; 3. Analysis and Results; 4. Discussion; 4.1 Reputation and Community; 4.2 Identity: The Self and Others; 5. Conclusion; 6. References; Modes of Social Science Engagement in Community Infrastructure Design; 1. Introduction; 2. Cases, Methods and Intervention; 3. Four Elements Influencing the Mode of Engagement; 3.1 State of the Infrastructure Project
Description / Table of Contents:
3.2 Organization of Social Science Engagement
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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