Why Online Consumption Communities Brutalize.

Authors: Sibai, Olivier (AUTHOR) o.sibai@bbk.ac.uk, Luedicke, Marius K (AUTHOR), Valck, Kristine de (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Consumer Research. Dec2024, Vol. 51 Issue 4, p775-796. 22p.

Subject Terms: Virtual communities, Cyberbullying, Electronic dance music, Invective, Online trolling, Collective behavior, Social psychology

The Empathy Incentive.

Authors: SVOBODA, ELIZABETH (AUTHOR)

Source: Scientific American. Oct2024, Vol. 331 Issue 3, p30-35. 6p. 1 Cartoon or Caricature.

Subjects: SYSTEM administrators, UNITED States presidential election, 2020, YOUNG adults, HELPING behavior, WEALTH inequality, VIRTUAL communities

THE EFFECT OF BOTS ON HUMAN INTERACTION IN ONLINE COMMUNITIES.

Authors: Safadi, Hani hanisaf@uga.edu, Lalor, John P. jlalor1@nd.edu, Berente, Nicholas nberente@nd.edu

Source: MIS Quarterly. Sep2024, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p1279-1295. 17p. 3 Diagrams, 6 Charts, 2 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *Intelligent agents, Virtual communities, Social interaction, Chatbots, Reciprocity (Psychology)

Reviews & Products: Reddit (Web resource)

TM-OKC: AN UNSUPERVISED TOPIC MODEL FOR TEXT IN ONLINE KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITIES.

Authors: Dongcheng Zhang dongchengzhang@cuhk.edu.hk, Kunpeng Zhang kpzhang@umd.edu, Yi Yang imyiyang@ust.hk, Schweidel, David A. dschweidel@emory.edu

Source: MIS Quarterly. Sep2024, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p931-978. 48p. 3 Diagrams, 15 Charts, 5 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *User-generated content, Virtual communities, Question & answer websites, Content analysis, Machine learning

The truth about digital propaganda.

Authors: Dommett, Kate (AUTHOR), Stafford, Tom (AUTHOR)

Source: New Scientist. 8/31/2024, Vol. 263 Issue 3506, p36-39. 4p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Graph.

Subjects: POLITICAL psychology, GENERATIVE artificial intelligence, UNITED States presidential election, 2020, POLITICAL knowledge, UNITED States presidential election, 2016, VIRTUAL communities, AGE groups

Understanding the Unintended Effects of Human-Machine Moderation in Addressing Harassment within Online Communities.

Authors: Nguyen, An¹ (AUTHOR) anguyen192@gsu.edu, Rai, Arun¹ (AUTHOR) arunrai@gsu.edu, Maruping, Likoebe¹ (AUTHOR) lmaruping@gsu.edu

Source: Journal of Management Information Systems. 2024, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p341-366. 26p.

Subject Terms: *Harassment, *Time series analysis, Language models, Virtual communities

Do Know Harm: Considering the Ethics of Online Community Research.

Authors: Chancellor, Stevie¹ (AUTHOR) steviec@umn.edu, Konstan, Joseph A.¹ (AUTHOR) konstan@umn.edu, Terveen, Loren¹ (AUTHOR) terveen@umn.edu, Yarosh, Svetlana² (AUTHOR) lana@umn.edu

Source: Communications of the ACM. Jun2024, Vol. 67 Issue 6, p35-38. 4p.

Subject Terms: Research ethics, Virtual communities, Human research subjects, Linux operating systems, Digital health

Reviews & Products: Wikipedia

Estimating Career Benefits from Online Community Leadership: Evidence from Stack Exchange Moderators.

Authors: Forderer, Jens¹ (AUTHOR) jens.foerderer@tum.de, Burtch, Gordon² (AUTHOR) gburtch@bu.edu

Source: Management Science. Mar2025, Vol. 71 Issue 3, p2443-2466. 24p.

Subject Terms: *Career changes, *Wage increases, Virtual communities, Question & answer websites, Community leadership, Information technology personnel

Leveraging virtual brand community engagement and consumer brand identification as a bounce-back brand recovery strategy: Role of brand endorsers.

Authors: Nikhashemi, S. R.¹ (AUTHOR) farhadn@brookes.ac.uk, Kennedy, Rowan² (AUTHOR), Mavondo, Felix³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Marketing Communications. Feb2025, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p21-61. 41p.

Subject Terms: *Brand identification, *Brand communities, *Consumer psychology, *Branding (Marketing), Virtual communities

Decentralized hate: sustained connective action in online far-right community.

Authors: Kasimov, Andrey¹ (AUTHOR) kasimoa@mcmaster.ca

Source: Social Movement Studies. Mar2025, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p199-217. 19p.

Subject Terms: *VIRTUAL communities, *RIGHT-wing extremism, *GROUP identity, *COLLECTIVE action, *SOCIAL action, *SOCIAL movements

Concept of a demand-response model for smart community construction: a case study in Ningbo, China.

Authors: Gao, Chong¹ (AUTHOR), Zhao, Xiaolong¹ (AUTHOR) zxlzgd@126.com

Source: Scientific Reports. 2/26/2025, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-7. 7p.

Subject Terms: *DIGITAL transformation, *VIRTUAL communities, *SOCIAL values, *DIGITIZATION

Invitations Within and Beyond the Fictitious World: An LDA Discourse Analysis of Female Game Preferences in Chinese CMC Forums.

Authors: Zou, Mengfan¹, mengfan.zou@edu.uah.es, Gómez, Sara Cortés¹

Source: International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction; Jan2025, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p1042-1053, 12p

Research on Privacy Disclosure Behavior of Mobile App Users from Perspectives of Online Social Support and Gender Differences.

Authors: Le, Chengyi¹, Zhang, Zhenhao¹, 2021048027000011@ecjtu.edu.cn, Liu, Yan¹

Source: International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction; Jan2025, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p861-875, 15p

Exploring How Sports Apps' Integration Degrees Affect Users' Attitude and Behavioural Habits Towards Physical Exercise.

Authors: Yang Jiang^1,2, Bo Feng³ fengb791@nenu.edu.cn

Source: Journal of Sport Psychology / Revista de Psicología del Deporte. 2025, Issue 1, p10-21. 12p.

Subject Terms: *VIRTUAL communities, *SOCIAL interaction, *GOAL (Psychology), *PARTICIPANT observation, *HUMAN research subjects

Human-Computer Interaction in Times of Grief: Unveiling Support Processes Among COVID-19 Bereaved Users in a Facebook Group Through Netnography.

Authors: Entilli, Lorenza¹, lorenza.entilli@unipd.it, Kõlves, Kairi², De Leo, Diego^2,3, Cipolletta, Sabrina¹

Source: International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction; Jan2025, Vol. 41 Issue 1, p460-470, 11p

White supremacists anonymous: how digital media emotionally energize far-right movements.

Authors: Törnberg, Anton, anton.tornberg@gu.se, Törnberg, Petter

Source: Journal of Information Technology & Politics; Jan-Mar2025, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p131-148, 18p

Cultivating a 'Third Life'.

Authors: Chandler, Adam (AUTHOR), Dickstein, Leslie (AUTHOR)

Source: TIME Magazine. 1/27/2025, Vol. 205 Issue 1/2, p25-26. 2p. 1 Color Photograph.

Subjects: SOCIAL media, HUMAN geography, SOCIAL forces, COST of living, DINING rooms, VIRTUAL communities, LONELINESS

Competition and Collaboration in Crowdsourcing Communities: What Happens When Peers Evaluate Each Other?

Authors: Riedl, Christoph¹ (AUTHOR) c.riedl@northeastern.edu, Grad, Tom² (AUTHOR) tg.si@cbs.dk, Lettl, Christopher³ (AUTHOR) christopher.lettl@wu.ac.at

Source: Organization Science. Nov/Dec2024, Vol. 35 Issue 6, p1957-1976. 20p.

Subject Terms: *Crowdsourcing, *Problem solving, Behavioral assessment, Virtual communities, Competition (Psychology)

Customer participation, positive electronic word-of-mouth intention and repurchase intention: The mediation effect of online brand community trust.

Authors: Phan Tan, Luc¹ (AUTHOR) lucpt@tdmu.edu.vn

Source: Journal of Marketing Communications. Nov2024, Vol. 30 Issue 7, p792-809. 18p.

Subject Terms: *Brand communities, *Brand loyalty, Virtual communities, Structural equation modeling, Trust

The role of customer engagement in relationship quality with a resale platform.

Authors: Shiwen, Lu¹ (AUTHOR), Ahn, Jiseon² (AUTHOR) jsahn@hanyang.ac.kr

Source: Total Quality Management & Business Excellence. Dec2024, Vol. 35 Issue 15/16, p1750-1768. 19p.

Subject Terms: *Branding (Marketing), *Product quality, *Marketing, *Customer relations, Relationship quality, Virtual communities