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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/12510| Title: | Sustaining Online Communities Involving Seniors | Contributor(s): | Burmeister, Oliver Kisalay (author); Foskey, Roslyn (author); Hazzlewood, June (author); Lewis, Raymond V (author) | Publication Date: | 2012 | Open Access: | Yes | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/12510 | Open Access Link: | http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/554 |
Abstract: | Many online communities involving seniors have come into existence, yet not all of these have survived. There are numerous reasons for success and failure in the creation, management and maintenance of these online communities. Through an exploration of two communities, NEAT and GreyPath, numerous factors are uncovered for the successful sustenance of such online communities. Both communities have reached maturity successfully, one continues to enjoy success, the other is on the precipice of continuing to survive or to cease to exist. Two critical success factors discovered were valuing members in peer based interaction through a flat structure, and hybridity. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | The Journal of Community Informatics, 8(1), p. 1-14 | Publisher: | Journal of Community Informatics | Place of Publication: | Canada | ISSN: | 1712-4441 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 089999 Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified 130101 Continuing and Community Education |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 450699 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sciences not elsewhere classified 390301 Continuing and community education |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 940103 Ageing and Older People 899999 Information and Communication Services not elsewhere classified 939999 Education and Training not elsewhere classified |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 230102 Ageing and older people | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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| Appears in Collections: | Journal Article |
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