... worlds, the everyday practice of trading in personal information in exchange for goods and services, which affects how users value and manage their privacy, also affects virtual world users. Adding to previous studies that described users’ tendency to trade information for small monetary rewards in some...

... is typically provided by organizations. Due to the lack of quality control mechanisms, information quality becomes an important factor in virtual community success (Filipczak, 1998). Taiwan Virtual worlds Investments Communities Virtual community Social comparison Herding Information quality...

... Online community Virtual experience Community identification Trust Engagement Normative pressure Virtual worlds Communities A salient issue of great interest to marketers is how participants in online communities become affiliated with a specific brand, object, or organisation over time...

... Limited 2011 --> Communication technologies Disabilities Communities Internet Virtual worlds This work is an exciting piece of research that looks at building online communities for, and from the perspective of, people with mobility disabilities. It makes a significant theoretical...