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online communities
Also known as: digital communities, virtual communities
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Patterns in the Transition From Founder-Leadership to Community ... arxiv.org Feb 5, 2026 4 facts
referenceThe paper 'Modular politics: Toward a governance layer for online communities' was published in the Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, volume 5, issue CSCW1, pages 1–26, by publisher ACM.
claimGibbs et al. (2021) theorize that concertive control and coordination processes emerge in online communities, with norms evolving through communicative processes such as Linux kernel discussions.
referenceThe 'Pika' system allows non-programmers to author executable governance policies for online communities, as described in the proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
referenceThe 'PolicyKit' framework is designed for building governance in online communities, as detailed in the proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology.
Understanding the Psychology of Impulse Buying in E-Commerce jmsr-online.com Aug 9, 2025 2 facts
claimSubjective norms, such as social approval from friends or online communities, increase the impulsiveness of virtual buyers during online purchasing.
claimSubjective norms, such as social approval from friends or online communities, increase the impulsiveness of virtual buyers during online purchasing.
The Role of Language in Shaping Social Identity and Cultural ... aithor.com Apr 24, 2025 2 facts
referenceA language scholar posits that online communities are defined by three key components: interactivity, connectivity, and the bypassing of spatiotemporal barriers.
claimThe combination of asynchronous and synchronous communication, ease of use, and the diversity of participants in online communities leads to rapid intimacy and the sharing of personal secrets, desires, goals, and joys.
The Influence of Behavioral Biases on Investment Decisions jmsr-online.com Jul 8, 2025 2 facts
claimRetail investors operating in online communities or peer networks may engage in implicit or explicit knowledge hiding by avoiding full disclosure of financial strategies, risks, or decisions, which exacerbates herd-driven investment decisions.
claimConfirmation bias leads investors to seek, interpret, and remember information that confirms their pre-existing beliefs while discounting contradictory evidence, a phenomenon that is particularly potent in digital communities where influencers reinforce shared narratives.
The psychological mechanisms through which digital content ... frontiersin.org Nov 12, 2025 1 fact
referenceSrivastava, K., Siddiqui, M. H., Kaurav, R. P. S., Narula, S., and Baber, R. (2023) studied the influence and effectiveness of interactivity on virtual communities in the journal Benchmarking.