INCDE07The phenomenon ihvirtual communityls reflects the social, political and economic impact of information and communications technology changing the architecture of interaction. We present an approach to describe and manage the social environments of transactions that are provided in virtual communities. In this paper, we explore virtual communities, their novel social structures and the dynamics of the social momentum of communities. We present an empirical study of fifty virtual communities.
Citation:
J. Hummel, U. Lechner, "Social Profiles of Virtual Communities," hicss, vol. 7, pp.172b, 35th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS'02)-Volume 7, 2002