Increasing commitment to online communities by designing for social presence

Farzan, Rosta; Dabbish, Laura; Kraut, Robert E.; Postmes, Tom

doi:10.1145/1958824.1958874

Cited by 83 publications

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“…Farzan, Dabbish, Kraut, and Postmesfound that interpersonal attraction and group saliency may increase group members' commitment and increase retention rates in virtual communities. They examined the notion of commitment in online communities by emphasising on interpersonal relationships between individuals and the saliency of a community as an entity [33]. This study draws on the social identification theory -when social identification is great,then group attraction is great and members value being a part of the group and desire to be valued members [34].…”

Section: Social Integration Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Interactivity in Virtual Learning Groups: Theories, Strategies, and the State of Literature

Ng¹

2017

IJIET

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Abstract-The existence and survival of virtual learning groups (VLGs) depends upon the satisfaction, learning, and retention of their students. This paper reviews literature that offers strategies for effective teaching and learning in VLGs, focusing on major theoretical perspectives about interactivity. It identifies gaps, shortfalls, and conflicts in extant research on virtual education and suggests next steps scholars should take to make literature and research in this area more robust.

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Section: Social Integration Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Interactivity in Virtual Learning Groups: Theories, Strategies, and the State of Literature

Ng¹

2017

IJIET

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“…Increasingly, empirical studies suggest that the influence of interactions in social network extends to behavior outside of these networks, as well [9]. An obvious question, studied from a system-building perspective in [10], is how to design or modify social networks to maximize the participation and engagement of its users.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Preventing Unraveling in Social Networks: The Anchored $k$-Core Problem

Bhawalkar¹,

Kleinberg²,

Lewi³

et al. 2015

SIAM J. Discrete Math.

125

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Abstract. We consider a model of user engagement in social networks, where each player incurs a cost to remain engaged but derives a benefit proportional to the number of engaged neighbors. The natural equilibrium of this model corresponds to the k-core of the social network -the maximal induced subgraph with minimum degree at least k. We study the problem of "anchoring" a small number of vertices to maximize the size of the corresponding anchored k-core -the maximal induced subgraph in which every non-anchored vertex has degree at least k. This problem corresponds to preventing "unraveling" -a cascade of iterated withdrawals. We provide polynomialtime algorithms for general graphs with k = 2, and for boundedtreewidth graphs with arbitrary k. We prove strong inapproximability results for general graphs and k ≥ 3.

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“…Presence features can focus on individuals when we want to create a bond-based commitment or it can focus on teams, which would create an identity-based commitment (Farzan et al, 2010). Social presence has been a critical factor for the acceptance of a service and promoting continuous usage (Shin & Shin, 2011).…”

Section: Academic Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Social Features in Social Network Games

Paavilainen

Alha

Korhonen

2017

ToDIGRA

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Although social network games on Facebook have become popular, their actual sociability has been questioned. In this paper, we review the social features of 16 social games and, as a result, present a list of 30 social features in three categories: presence, communication, and interaction. A common set of features, which was found in all of the examined games, is mainly focused on the presence and communication aspects, while neglecting player interaction. In addition, social features are primarily used for acquisition and retention purposes, rather than monetization. These findings are useful for the study and design of social features in social games and in other games with social network integration.

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Increasing commitment to online communities by designing for social presence

Cited by 83 publications

References 16 publications

Interactivity in Virtual Learning Groups: Theories, Strategies, and the State of Literature

Interactivity in Virtual Learning Groups: Theories, Strategies, and the State of Literature

Preventing Unraveling in Social Networks: The Anchored $k$-Core Problem

A Review of Social Features in Social Network Games

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