López, Claudia and Butler, Brian S
(2012)
Consequences of Content Diversity for Online Public Spaces for Local Communities.
In:
Proceedings of the 2013 conference on Computer supported cooperative work.
ACM, New York, 673 - 682.
ISBN 978-1-4503-1331-5
Abstract
While there is significant potential for social technologies to strengthen local communities, creating viable online spaces for them remains difficult. Maintaining a reliable content stream is challenging for local communities with their bounded emphases and limited population of potential contributors. Some systems focus on specific information types (e.g. restaurant, events). Others allow many different information types. This paper reports our findings about the consequences of content diversity from a study of neighborhood-oriented Facebook groups. The findings raise questions about the viability of designs for local online communities that focus narrowly on single topics, goals, and audiences.
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López, Claudia | | | | Butler, Brian S | | | |
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2012 |
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Publication |
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No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
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ACM |
Place of Publication: |
New York |
Page Range: |
673 - 682 |
Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
Schools and Programs: |
School of Information Sciences > Information Science |
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Yes |
ISBN: |
978-1-4503-1331-5 |
Title of Book: |
Proceedings of the 2013 conference on Computer supported cooperative work |
Date Deposited: |
23 Jul 2013 19:38 |
Last Modified: |
25 Aug 2017 05:03 |
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http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19432 |
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