Mobile communities: How viable are their business models? An exemplary investigation of the leisure industry

  • Authors:
  • Petra Schubert;J. Felix Hampe

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Applied Sciences Basel (FHBB), Institute for Business Economics (IAB), Switzerland;University of Applied Sciences Basel (FHBB), Institute for Business Economics (IAB), Switzerland

  • Venue:
  • Electronic Commerce Research
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Nonpublic participation within an online community, often called lurking, occurs when an individual joins a community, but does not post. This study examines the nature of lurking, why people lurk and the differences in attitudes between lurkers and ...