When Location Does Not Matter: Membership And Networking In Online Communities Of Software Developers

Olessia Koltsova () and Sergei Koltcov ()
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Olessia Koltsova: National Research University Higher School of Economics
Sergei Koltcov: National Research University Higher School of Economics

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Abstract: Following the discussion on the role of Internet in the formation of ties across space, this paper seeks to supplement recent findings on location-dependent preferential attachment online. For this purpose, instead of looking at egonetworks, we look at networks of online communities specifically aimed at development of location-independent ties. The paper focuses on professional communities of software developers. The data are obtained automatically from the VKontakte social networking site. Evidence suggests that membership, friendship, commenting and liking ties are overwhelmingly cross-city

Keywords: Internet; SNS; professional communities; cross-distance ties; networks; SNA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2014
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ict, nep-net, nep-soc and nep-ure
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Published in WP BRP Series: Sociology / SOC, December 2014, pages 1-25

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