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Understanding user participation in online communities: A systematic literature review of empirical studies
Abstract
Online communities have become a popular and widely studied research topic. As active participation has been acknowledged as essential for the sustainability of the communities, research has focused largely on the most visible participants with the greatest financial value for community providers. However, users can engage with the sites in different ways, which calls for a more diverse classification of participation, instead of a simple...
Paper Details
Title
Understanding user participation in online communities: A systematic literature review of empirical studies
Published Date
May 1, 2015
Journal
Volume
46
Pages
228 - 238
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