Non-public and public online community participation: Needs, attitudes and behavior
@article{Nonnecke2006NonpublicAP, title={Non-public and public online community participation: Needs, attitudes and behavior}, author={B. Nonnecke and D. Andrews and J. Preece}, journal={Electronic Commerce Research}, year={2006}, volume={6}, pages={7-20} }
Nonpublic participation within an online community, often called lurking, occurs when an individual joins a community, but does not post. [...] Key Result In general lurkers are less optimistic and less positive than those who post.Expand Abstract
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