In this article we discuss the opportunities and challenges of using the Internet as part of an
emergent methodology in qualitative research. Utilising a deliberative process of democratic …

Online Social Networks (OSNs) represent a fertile field to collect real user data and to
explore OSNs user behavior. Recently, two topics are drawing the attention of researchers …

Background Increasing numbers of patients are raising their voice in online forums. This shift
is welcome as an act of patient autonomy, reflected in the term “expert patient”. At the same …

Online discussion is essential for the communication and collaboration of online
communities. The reciprocal exchange of messages between users that characterizes …

Recently, it has been evident that the analysis of user data and content in online
environments allows practitioners to understand how to motivate online community …

Program reductions are used widely to simplify reasoning about the correctness of
concurrent and distributed programs. In this paper, we propose a general approach to proof …

Online informal learning and knowledge-sharing platforms, such as Stack Exchange, Reddit,
and Wikipedia have been a great source of learning. Millions of people access these …

Social sites and services rely on the continuing activity, good will and behaviour of the
contributors to remain viable. There has been little empirical study of the mechanisms by …

Online discussion forums are a valuable means for users to resolve specific information
needs, both interactively for the participants and statically for users who search/browse over …

The importance of gaining insights into informal organizational structures for management
purposes is acknowledged by both research and practice. However,“traditional” approaches …