Electronic Bulletin Boards and "Public Goods" Explanations of Collaborative Mass Media.

Rafaeli, Sheizaf; LaRose, Robert J.

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ERIC Number: EJ462294

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Publication Date: 1993

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Electronic Bulletin Boards and "Public Goods" Explanations of Collaborative Mass Media.

Rafaeli, Sheizaf; LaRose, Robert J.

Communication Research, v20 n2 p277-97 Apr 1993

Documents the nature and extent of electronic bulletin board use. Compares predictions about the success of collaborative media based on two theoretical perspectives: file contribution levels, and system adoption rates. Finds both to be related to a measure of symmetry in user participation. (NH)

Descriptors: Communications, Electronic Mail, Higher Education, Mass Media, Media Research

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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