The Social Structure of Online Communities

ISBN-13: 9781108499132 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 338 str.

William Sims Bainbridge

Opis

Advances convergence of sociology and computer science, as equal partners in exploring the dynamic structure of online communities.

Recenzje

'The book is meant to function as a springboard for sociometric research on the social structure of online communities, and may be useful to beginning researchers facing the challenges and opportunities of studying unconventional and problematic human online relationships.' C. Wankel, Choice

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Facebook; 3. Virtual worlds; 4. Open-source software; 5. Wikis; 6. Citizen social science; 7. Digital government; 8. Cultural science.