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Book Synopsis
The Internet is a social as well as technical phenomenon and at its current stage of development, people are still hungry to learn more about effective methods for "communicating" over the net. The design tools available to web developers are the enabling technologies, and the impact of one upon the other is the territory of this book.

Trade Review
"provides a good balance between theory and practise" (Software Focus, December 2001)

"I like the slightly zany drawings" "People will say I wish I'd had this book before now"." (Computer & Education, No. 36, 2001)

"…an excellent book…my best recommendations…" (Jnl of Computing and Information Technology, March 2003)



Table of Contents
Foreword.

Preface.

GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH ONLINE COMMUNITIES.

Introduction.

Community Tours.

Sociability: Purpose, People, and Policies.

Usability: Tasks, Users, and Software.

Research Speaks to Practice: Interpersonal Communication.

Research Speaks to Practice: Groups.

DEVELOPING ONLINE COMMUNITIES.

Community-Centered Development.

Selecting Software.

Guidelines: Sociability and Usability.

Assessing Needs and Evaluating Communities.

Development Case Studies.

Looking to the Future.

References.

Index.

Online Communities

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 11 August 2000
      ISBN-13 9780471805991
      978-0471805991
      ISBN-10 0471805998
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Internet is a social as well as technical phenomenon and at its current stage of development, people are still hungry to learn more about effective methods for "communicating" over the net. The design tools available to web developers are the enabling technologies, and the impact of one upon the other is the territory of this book.

      Trade Review
      "provides a good balance between theory and practise" (Software Focus, December 2001)

      "I like the slightly zany drawings" "People will say I wish I'd had this book before now"." (Computer & Education, No. 36, 2001)

      "…an excellent book…my best recommendations…" (Jnl of Computing and Information Technology, March 2003)



      Table of Contents
      Foreword.

      Preface.

      GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH ONLINE COMMUNITIES.

      Introduction.

      Community Tours.

      Sociability: Purpose, People, and Policies.

      Usability: Tasks, Users, and Software.

      Research Speaks to Practice: Interpersonal Communication.

      Research Speaks to Practice: Groups.

      DEVELOPING ONLINE COMMUNITIES.

      Community-Centered Development.

      Selecting Software.

      Guidelines: Sociability and Usability.

      Assessing Needs and Evaluating Communities.

      Development Case Studies.

      Looking to the Future.

      References.

      Index.

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