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

Greg Timbrell (), Patrick Lambe and Ørjan Taule
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Greg Timbrell: Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Patrick Lambe: Straits Knowledge, Singapore
Ørjan Taule: Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), 2007, vol. 06, issue 02, 139-152

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Online communities of practice; virtual communities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1142/S021964920700169X

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