| dc.contributor.author | Lanamäki, Arto | |
| dc.contributor.author | Päivärinta, Tero | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-11-21T12:29:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-11-21T12:29:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lanamäki, A., & Päivärinta, T. (2009). Metacommunication patterns in online communities. In A. Ozok & P. Zaphiris (Eds.), Online Communities and Social Computing (Vol. 5621, pp. 236-245): Springer | no_NO |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-3-642-02773-4 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/136245 | |
| dc.description | Published version of a chapter in the book: Online Communities and Social Computing. Also available from the publisher at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02774-1_26 | no_NO |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper discusses about contemporary literature on computer-mediated metacommunication and observes the phenomenon in two online communities. The results contribute by identifying six general-level patterns of how metacommunication refers to primary communication in online communities. A task-oriented, user-administrated, community (Wikipedia in Finnish) involved a remarkable number of specialized metacommunication genres. In a centrally moderated discussion-oriented community (Patientslikeme), metacommunication was intertwined more with primary ad hoc communication. We suggest that a focus on specialized metacommunication genres may appear useful in online communities. However, room for ad hoc (meta)communication is needed as well, as it provides a basis for user-initiated community development. | no_NO |
| dc.language.iso | eng | no_NO |
| dc.publisher | Springer | no_NO |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Lecture Notes in Computer Science;5621 | |
| dc.subject | online community, metacommunication, genre, computer-mediated communication | no_NO |
| dc.title | Metacommunication patterns in online communities | no_NO |
| dc.type | Chapter | no_NO |
| dc.type | Peer reviewed | no_NO |
| dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Social science: 200::Library and information science: 320::Information and communication systems: 321 | no_NO |
| dc.source.pagenumber | 236-245 | no_NO |
