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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828541803321

Autore

Kraut Robert E.

Titolo

Building successful online communities : evidence-based social design / / Robert E. Kraut and Paul Resnick ; with Sara Kiesler [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass. : , : MIT Press, , [2011]

©2011

ISBN

9780262298315

9780262016575

0-262-29739-6

1-280-49946-X

9786613594693

0-262-29831-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (323 pages)

Disciplina

302.30285

Soggetti

Online social networks - Planning

Computer networks - Social aspects - Planning

Internet - Social aspects

Social psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Encouraging contribution to online communities -- Encouraging commitment in online communities -- Regulating behavior in online communities -- The challenges of dealing with newcomers -- Starting new online communities.

Sommario/riassunto

Uses insights from social science, psychology, and economics to offer advice on planning and managing an online community.