| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 285 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Theoretical foundations of social computing and virtual communities / Charalambos Vrasidas and George Veletsianos -- An overview of social networks / Gindo Tampubolon -- Research methods 2.0 : doing research using virtual communities / Paul Cairns, Mark Blythe -- E-learning communities / Andrew Laghos -- Technology-enhanced health communities : research on the use of social computing applications by both the sick and the well / Laura Slaughter, Aksel Tjora, Anne-Grete Sandaunet -- Online support communities / Ulrike Pfeil -- Online content sharing / Masahiro Hamasaki [and others] -- From online familiarity to offline trust : how a virtual community creates familiarity and trust between strangers / Paula Bialski and Dominik Batorski -- Second Life, immersion, and learning / Diane Carr and Marin Oliver -- Residency, relationships and responsibility : the social side of World of Warcraft / David White -- Perceiving an internet community as a "utopia" : beliefs, norms and resistance among older Chinese / Bo Xie -- Social network sites : an explortation of features and diversity / Mike Thelwall and David Stuart. |
| Summary |
Explores diverse application areas of social computing and online communities. This text focuses on real-world case studies in which user behaviors, social mechanisms, and technological issues are investigated. It is suitable for those who construct, moderate, and maintain online communities. |
| Subject |
Human-computer interaction.
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Internet -- Social aspects.
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Computer networks -- Social aspects.
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Internet -- Aspect social. |
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Réseaux d'ordinateurs -- Aspect social. |
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Computer networks -- Social aspects |
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Human-computer interaction |
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Internet -- Social aspects |
| Added Author |
Zaphiris, Panayiotis.
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Ang, Chee Siang.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Social computing and virtual communities. Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC Press, ©2010 9781420090420 (DLC) 2009021896 (OCoLC)229022796 |
| ISBN |
9781420090437 (electronic bk.) |
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1420090437 (electronic bk.) |
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(alk. paper) |
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(alk. paper) |
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