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Title:
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SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: CO-CREATING CODES OF CONDUCT |
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Author(s):
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Jenny Eppard, Awil Hashi, Sandra Baroudi and Marlieke Rodjan Helder |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-75-3 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2018 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Online Communities, Bloggers, Blogging Rules, Social Media Rules, Online Community Rules |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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47 |
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Last Page:
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54 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The way in which participants on social media sites interact is often dictated by rules that are either preset or develop progressive through participant collaboration. In order to explore this topic, interactions of an online community were observed for over one and a half years which spanned two related but physically different blogs. Bloggers were later interviewed to gauge their thoughts on codes of conduct and how they are created. The aim was to use purposeful sampling to the extent available in this community. Observations in the beginning were detached but at a later stage transformed to participant observations. Interview questions were semi-structured but in general they started with grand, general questions and became increasingly narrow. This study showed that allowing various stakeholders in the blogging community to co-create rules of engagement for both owners and participants provide for a richer experience with minimal outside interference. |
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