Social Computing and Virtual Communities
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Social Computing and Virtual Communities

  1. 303 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Social Computing and Virtual Communities

About this book

Growing more quickly than we can study or come to fully understand it, social computing is much more than the next thing. Whether it is due more to technology-driven convenience or to the basic human need to find kindred connection, online communication and communities are changing the way we live. Social Computing and Virtual Communities compiles

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Yes, you can access Social Computing and Virtual Communities by Panayiotis Zaphiris, Chee Siang Ang, Panayiotis Zaphiris,Chee Siang Ang in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Computer Science & Computer Science General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. About the Editors
  5. Contributors
  6. PART I: THEORIES AND METHODS
  7. Chapter 1. Theoretical Foundations of Social Computing and Virtual Communities
  8. Chapter 2. An Overview of Social Networks
  9. Chapter 3. Research Methods 2.0: Doing Research Using Virtual Communities
  10. PART II: APPLICATION AREAS
  11. Chapter 4. E-Learning Communities
  12. Chapter 5. Technology-Enhanced Health Communities: Research on the Use of Social Computing Applications by Both the Sick and the Well
  13. Chapter 6. Online Support Communities
  14. Chapter 7. Online Content Sharing
  15. Chapter 8. From Online Familiarity to Offline Trust: How a Virtual Community Creates Familiarity and Trust between Strangers
  16. PART III: TYPES OF ONLINE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS
  17. Chapter 9. Second Life TM, Immersion, and Learning
  18. Chapter 10. Residency, Relationships, and Responsibility: The Social Side of World of WarcraftTM
  19. Chapter 11. Perceiving an Internet Community as a "Utopia": Beliefs, Norms, and Resistance among Older Chinese
  20. Chapter 12. Social Network Sites: An Exploration of Features and Diversity
  21. Index
  22. Back cover