Using the information systems lifecycle as a unifying framework, we review online
communities research and propose a sequence for incorporating success conditions during …

In his 1986 ARIST" review of computer-mediated communication (CMC) systems, Steinfield i
1986) identified a number of gaps in the literature on CMC that he hoped would be filled by …

Howard Rheingold tours the" virtual community" of online networking. Howard Rheingold
has been called the First Citizen of the Internet. In this book he tours the" virtual community" …

Much of the discussion about new technologies and social equality has focused on the
oversimplified notion of a" digital divide." Technology and Social Inclusion moves beyond …

How does the Internet affect social capital? Do the communication possibilities of the
Internet increase, decrease, or supplement interpersonal contact, participation, and …

Computer networks are social networks. Social affordances of computer‐supported social
networks–broader bandwidth, wireless portability, globalized connectivity, personalization …

In this study of how daily newspapers in America have developed electronic publishing
ventures, Pablo Boczkowski shows that new media emerge not just in a burst of …

In this article we review ethnographic research on the Internet and computer-mediated
communication. The technologically mediated environment prevents researchers from …

We review the evidence from a number of surveys in which our NetLab has been involved
about the extent to which the Internet is transforming or enhancing community. The studies …

The purpose of this article is to examine the communication behaviors of online leaders, or
those who influence other members of online communities in triggering message replies …