...Hengyi Fu; Sanghee Oh Purpose This study aims to investigate the nature and evolution of online communities in the early stages of their life cycles. The authors analyze the topics of discussions in an online community to identify issues related to community development. The authors also compare...

... of the most popular instant messaging application in Iran, Telegram, and showed how migrants use it to create online communities to manage migration practices. We observed Telegram's role in migrants' information seeking and sharing behavior. The research team identified the interaction patterns...

... into various facets of online communication. With regard to the role and significance of forums for receptive information behavior, the research focus is on pragmatics and topics of information seeking in forums. Burnett and Buerkle (2004) compared two Usenet communities with a topical focus...

...Hamid R. Jamali; Bill Russell; David Nicholas; Anthony Watkinson Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which academics are engaged with online communities for research purposes, and the research activities, platforms and tools associated with these communities...