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The Development and Failure of Social Norms in Second Life [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This Note analyzes the development and efficacy of social norms in maximizing the welfare of participants in the virtual community of Second Life. Although some of these norms developed appropriately in response to the objectives and purposes of this ...
Stoup, Phillip
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Digital migrants and digital diaspora: new problems and trends of international migration

open access: yesЦифровая социология, 2022
The “Digital migrant”, as a concept, is used to refer to a migrant who realises his information needs by information digital technologies. This give rise to new trends in international migration processes, among which the global informatisation can be ...
Yu. G. Volkov   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Direct Communication versus Virtual Communication in Virtual Teams

open access: yesProcedia Technology, 2014
AbstractSeveral studies suggest that computer-mediated communication can lead to decreases in group effectiveness and reduce satisfaction levels in terms of trust and comfort of its users. Supported by an experiment, where the emotional or affective aspects of communication were tested with the experimentation of two architectures, Direct Communication
Gonçalves, Patrícia   +4 more
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Exploring heritage through time and space : Supporting community reflection on the highland clearances [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
On the two hundredth anniversary of the Kildonan clearances, when people were forcibly removed from their homes, the Timespan Heritage centre has created a program of community centred work aimed at challenging pre conceptions and encouraging reflection ...
Dawson, Tom   +6 more
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The WELL and Usenet alternative newsgroups: revisiting the free speech revolution on the electronic frontier of the 1980s and 1990s

open access: yesNew Horizons in English Studies, 2021
The democratization of personal computers and their increasing role as tools of individual empowerment, starting in the second half of the 1980s, brought along new ways of interpersonal communication on what was about to be known as cyberspace (Barlow ...
Julie Momméja
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Connecting the time domain community with the Virtual Astronomical Observatory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The time domain has been identified as one of the most important areas of astronomical research for the next decade. The Virtual Observatory is in the vanguard with dedicated tools and services that enable and facilitate the discovery, dissemination and ...
Djorgovski, S. G.   +7 more
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Structure and Influencing Factors of the Global Cooperation Network of E-Sports Teams

open access: yesRedai dili, 2023
With the progress of information technology and the transformation of the global economy, the digital economy is increasingly showing rapid growth and is becoming a key force in restructuring global factor resources, the global economic structure, and ...
Qu Huali   +3 more
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Diabetic Patients about Periodontal Disease in Gorgan, North of Iran (2019)

open access: yesمجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2022
Background and Objective: Periodontal disease has high prevalence in diabetic patients and the knowledge of them about the relationship between diabetes and periodontal disease is effective in the control of the blood glucose and progression of ...
Sareh Shakerian   +2 more
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Impact of social media on forming individual's prosocial behavior and related challenges among youths in college

open access: yesIndian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2023
Background: The Internet has given birth to the virtual community; further, social media occupied a major chunk of computer mediated communication where virtual life considerably influences reality. For youths, social media became part of their existence
Subhasis Bhadra, Shashank Kumar
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Running a distributed virtual observatory: US Virtual Astronomical Observatory operations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Operation of the US Virtual Astronomical Observatory shares some issues with modern physical observatories, e.g., intimidating data volumes and rapid technological change, and must also address unique concerns like the lack of direct control of the ...
Berriman, G. Bruce   +3 more
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