Throwing Pebbles into a Dark Cave: A Study of Participation and Behaviour in the {act-km} Online Community

This article defines online communities and their constituent elements. It provides a framework in which online communities can be discussed and compared irrespective of topic or content. It explores the notions of core and peripheral membership and behaviour and provides a set of metrics for determining the activity profile of the community. Finally it presents a case study of an online community and discusses it using the framework and metrics presented.

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Year of publication:	2007
Authors:	Timbrell, Greg ; Lambe, Patrick ; Taule, Ørjan
Published in:	Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM). - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., ISSN 1793-6926. - Vol. 06.2007, 02, p. 139-152
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Subject:	Online communities of practice \| virtual communities

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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