Beyond knowledge sharing : interactions in online discussion communities

• Main Authors: Chua, Alton Yeow Kuan, Balkunje, Radhika Shenoy
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Communication and Information
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100229; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17793
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study attempts to investigate different types of interactions in online discussion communities (ODCs). Content analysis was performed on a sample of 1,800 messages from six ODCs. The findings suggest that ODC users seemed to be engaged in a combination of online interactions to satisfy human sh...