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	Title:	An investigation of sociability measurements in online communities
	Author:	Nelson Wright, Alison Varey, Thomas Chesney
	Address:	Menzies Distribution, 2 Lochside Avenue Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh, EH12 9DJ, UK. ' Napier University, 10 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH10 5DT, UK. ' Nottingham University, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham, NG8 1BB, UK
	Journal:	International Journal of Web Based Communities 2005 - Vol. 1, No.4  pp. 400 - 411
	Abstract:	This paper reports the results of an investigation into measurements of the sociability of online communities, in other words, how well they support social interaction. The results showed that sociability is best measured by a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches.
	Keywords:	sociability; online communities; evaluation; quantitative measurements; qualitative determinants; online journalism; web based communities.
	DOI:	10.1504/IJWBC.2005.008106
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