An empirical investigation of boundaries to virtual public discourse structure

Quentin Jones

doi:10.1145/633292.633335

An empirical investigation of boundaries to virtual public discourse structure

Quentin Jones

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Abstract

'Virtual publics' are a type of computer mediated discourse space created by using various technologies including email, the USENET, web based bulletin boards, IRC, MUDS, etc. [3]. This paper outlines on-going field research into the boundaries to interactive virtual public discourse, ha particular, it describes research aimed at mapping such boundaries via analysis of millions of user contributions to over one thousand USENET and LISTSERV® based virtual publics. This effort will provide data that can be used to derive rules for the segmentation of interactive discussion groups. Such rules are of importance to those interested in the usability of computer mediated communication technologies. However, in this case usability refers to a group level concept.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	CHI'00 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA'00
Pages	69-70
Number of pages	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/633292.633335
State	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes
Event	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2000 - The Hague, Netherlands Duration: Apr 1 2000 → Apr 6 2000

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Name	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

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Other	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2000
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	The Hague
Period	4/1/00 → 4/6/00

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

Keywords

Computer mediated communication
Information overload
Virtual communities
Virtual publics

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Jones, Q 2000, An empirical investigation of boundaries to virtual public discourse structure. in CHI'00 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA'00. Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, pp. 69-70, Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2000, The Hague, Netherlands, 4/1/00. https://doi.org/10.1145/633292.633335

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