This article discusses the structure of virtual communities and why people participate in them. It investigates the reasons why people participate in these virtual environments and what shape they may take in the future.
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%1 communityfactors
%A Bishop, Jonathan
%D 2007
%J Digital Matrix Magazine
%K communities factors participation virtual
%N 85
%P 22-24
%T Factors shaping the form and participation in virtual communities
%U http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Library/Documents/EN/docMS316Article.pdf
%X This article discusses the structure of virtual communities and why people participate in them. It investigates the reasons why people participate in these virtual environments and what shape they may take in the future.
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abstract = {This article discusses the structure of virtual communities and why people participate in them. It investigates the reasons why people participate in these virtual environments and what shape they may take in the future.},
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timestamp = {2012-04-20T18:20:30.000+0200},
title = {Factors shaping the form and participation in virtual communities},
url = {http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Library/Documents/EN/docMS316Article.pdf},
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