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Comments section on YouTube is one of the most characteristic features of the platform. In fact, users share reactions of all nature in this section, and there is even space for conflicts among commentators. When conflicts emerge,... more
This chapter uses two theoretical approaches – the religious-social shaping of technology (Campbell 2010b) and the mediatisation of religion (Hjarvard 2008) – to explore some of the main areas of online Christian activity. By combining... more
Community-based Open Source Software (OSS) projects are usually self-organized and dynamic, receiving contributions from distributed volunteers. These communities’ survival, long-term success, and continuity demand a constant influx of... more
Web-based communities have been an interest of social science researchers since the dawn of the millennium. To date, much research into them has focused on the methods to enhance community building and understand those who do not... more
Nonprofit organizations are facing a challenge sim- ilar to that of many other organizations: the old structures don’t apply anymore, and the new ones are yet to be found. This challenge is created by the rise of the Internet, the... more
מטרת הספר היא להציג לחוקרים ולקהל הרחב המתעניין בנושא, לראשונה בשפה העברית, אוסף מאמרים פרי עטם של חוקרים ישראלים העוסקים בקהילות מקוונות ובסוגיות כגון מבנה הקהילות ותפקודן, שימושים וסיפוקים שנגזרים מחברות בקהילה וכן סוגיות מתודולוגיות... more
The era of journalism and the participation of the readers on online media websites have changed online journalism. The research interest is now focused on removing the distinction between the publisher/entrepreneur and the... more
Understanding what motivates participation in online innovation communities is now a high priority given the recent interest in crowdsourcing as an approach to increasing diversity and creativity in innovation. This article reports on... more
Abstract: - The trigger of a viral online marketing campaign is the interpersonal influence of users who generate referrals, disseminate experiences and opinions. Studies measuring the outcome of word-of-mouth communications are... more
This paper describes the research process of leveraging online archival data for developing process theories. It uses several examples of published papers and discusses some thorny issues involved.
Over the past decade the rapid pace of technological innovation has changed the knowledge-based society and gradually changed the way teaching and learning are conducted (Hargreaves, 2003). Teachers are increasingly viewed as not only the... more
As a potential solution to increasing demands on mental health services at universities, this project seeks to develop an informal online learning community for mental health support and education. Students’ use of the Internet and... more
Een verkenning van de bijdrage van online communities aan het ontwikkelen van een lerende organisatie bij het Nederlands Huisartsengenootschap.
Increasingly, the virtual became reality by hybridization of the world as we knew it: the process that went on in recent years is one of a technically assisted hybridization of both space and self, the »old« world is becoming virtualized... more
In this seminar, we will present the UKRI TAS hub SafeSpacesNLP research project. The SafeSpacesNLP project is exploring how multi-disciplinary teams can use NLP-based behaviour classification algorithms to identify online harmful... more
Data has become the new currency of the digital age, and it may be seemingly impossible to protect our privacy and sensitive information. While individuals may find it extremely easy to upload pictures, comments or videos online. It is... more
The purpose of this research is to show the changing face of cultural participation in hidden sub-cultures of the West. Through repackaging social partnership to adapt to post-modern realities, Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Gamers... more
Projeto simples sobre a Capacitação Profissional de professores e estudantes que aborda o uso da Tecnologia Educacional na educação como um todo, seja ensino fundamental, médio ou superior. Veremos também a importância da Educação... more
In a nutshell, co-creation is described as a way to open up a company to the outside world, helping to generate product innovations and to update brand meanings. Drawing on the online community and co-creation literature, this paper aims... more
Netnography (Kozinets, 2010) is an ethnographic approach to study communities that exist primarily online. Engaging in online participant observation, the netnographer connects to the online community through a computer screen, and the... more
Comments from 'Tim Davies' founder of onlineyouthwork.com It includes an in-depth literature review looking at theories of CMC - Computer Mediated Communication, and outlines a method for exploring online working. If you're interested... more
How have online communities affected the ways their users construct, view, and define their identity? In this paper, we will approach this issue by considering two philosophical sets of problems related to personal identity: the... more
Talking politics online is not exclusively reserved for those spaces dedicated to politics, particularly the everyday political talk crucial to the public sphere. However, past net-based public sphere research has focused mostly on... more
This article argues that clicktivism is a legitimate political act. It emphasizes that such acts, through a recurrent negative discourse, have been marginalized. As a result, new modes of participation that draw upon the simplification of... more
Online communities are getting increasingly important for several different user groups; at the same time, community members seem to lack loyalty, as they often change from one community to another or use their community less over time.... more
This thesis deals with the emergence of fan communities around user-generated content. I will examine two case studies dealing with users and their transition to productivity through the use of contemporary technology, and characters and... more
SimChurch invites you to explore the vision, the concerns, the challenges, and the remarkable possibilities of building Christ's kingdom online. What is the virtual church, and what different forms might it take? Will it be an extension... more
In this episode we look at two different types of online learning environments: a centralised Learning Management System (LMS) and free, open access social media. We discuss the benefits of each and highlight some important issues that... more
This episode aims to give you an introduction to the Learning to Teach Online project, define its aims, and explains how you can use these resources to help you get started with online teaching, or improve your existing practice. Please... more
This essay studies the covert, market driven forces at work in our choices of images for the avatars inhabiting cyberspace, in order to understand the dangers of the exchange of self-images for advertisements. To forge a set of... more
This article examines the practices of writers in online discussion board conversations as they interpret technical documents related to a psychiatric diagnosis. Drawing from interviews with 15 participants, the author argues that writers... more
Reseña del libro: Marketing 2.0. El nuevo marketing en la Web de las Redes Sociales de. Maqueira y Bruque