Title: An investigation of sociability measurements in online communities

Authors: Nelson Wright, Alison Varey, Thomas Chesney

Addresses: 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

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

International Journal of Web Based Communities, 2005 Vol.1 No.4, pp.400 - 411

Published online: 16 Nov 2005 *

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