Virtual communities, a typology
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چکیده
Virtual communities are complex systems interweaving technical and human aspects. We propose here to identify usual functions provided by virtual communities and define a typology based on the common objects or goals shared by their users. The papers included in this special issue show some examples of research works lead in some of these categories of communities.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Web Intelligence
دوره 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017