Audience-specific online community design

@article{Andrews2002AudiencespecificOC,
  title={Audience-specific online community design},
  author={Dorine Andrews},
  journal={Commun. ACM},
  year={2002},
  volume={45},
  pages={64-68}
}
  • D. Andrews
  • Published 1 April 2002
  • Political Science
  • Commun. ACM
Not all people are easily drawn to the virtual community. Research indicates people of a certain age and lifestyle are indeed reluctant to interact online under any circumstances. 
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Andrews (dca4@georgetown.edu) is a research professor in the Communication

  • Andrews (dca4@georgetown.edu) is a research professor in the Communication