Why Should I Trust in a Virtual Community Member?

2009 ◽  
pp. 126-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Pablo Soto ◽  
Aurora Vizcaíno ◽  
Javier Portillo-Rodríguez ◽  
Mario Piattini
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Community ◽  
Community Member

Awareness Matters in Virtual Communities

2004 ◽  
pp. 51-68
Author(s):  
Farhad Daneshgar
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Community Member ◽  
Contextual Knowledge ◽  
Specific Task ◽  
Semantic Concepts

A methodology is introduced in this chapter for sharing the contextual knowledge in virtual communities. Context is represented by a set of semantic concepts and their relationships that form specific collaborative business processes within the virtual community. Two sets of objects/concepts are identified: (i) objects that make up a community member’s actual contextual knowledge, and (ii) objects that make up the contextual knowledge expected from a community member, by a specific task object that the member performs within the community, that are sufficient to enable the member to perform the task and/or to participate in relevant interactions. The excess of the objects in (ii) compared to the objects in (i) is identified. These objects need to be put within the focus of the community member in order to enable him/her to successfully get involved in various tasks within the community.

The Personal is the Political

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-148
Author(s):  
Mercilee M. Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Women's Movement ◽  
Community Member ◽  
The Political ◽  
Oral Histories ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
Feminist Organization ◽  
Second Wave

This paper explores the transformation of oral histories into a play about the founding of San Francisco Women's Building based on extensive interviews. My impetus for writing She Rises Like a Building to the Sky was to portray the kind of grass roots feminist organization primarily composed of lesbians that made up a large part of the second wave of the Women's Movement in the 1970's and early 1980's. The evolution of She Rises is discussed from three positionalities I occupied over an extensive period of time: oral historian, playwright and eventual community member. Excerpts from She Rises are used to illustrate the lessons I learned in the process of creating this work. I will discuss my self-collaboration in terms of the oral historian's concern for fidelity, the playwright's desire to bring such material to life whether by fact or fiction, and the community member's fears of how others will view this rendition of their stories. The behind the scenes dramas reveal as much as the play itself about the challenges and rewards of undertaking such projects.

Creating Virtual Community: Mentoring Kids With Disabilities on the Internet

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca C. Cory ◽  
Sheryl Burgstahler
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Community ◽  
The Internet
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