Virtual Communities, Social Networks and Collaboration
Chapter 1. Health Related Virtual Communities and Social Networking Services Stamatia Ilioudi, Athina Lazakidou, Nick Glezakos, and Maria TsironiChapter 2. Emergent Evaluation Criteria for Collaborative Learning Environment Ibrahiem M. M. El EmaryChapter
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Series Editors Ramesh Sharda Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK, USA Stefan Voß University of Hamburg Hamburg, Germany
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Athina A. Lazakidou Editor
Virtual Communities, Social Networks and Collaboration
Editor Athina A. Lazakidou Department of Nursing University of Peloponnese Sparti, Greece
ISSN 1934-3221 ISSN 1934-3213 (electronic) ISBN 978-1-4614-3633-1 ISBN 978-1-4614-3634-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-3634-8 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012939526 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Online communities are among the most obvious manifestations of social networks based on new media technology. Facilitating ad hoc communication and leveraging collective intelligence by matching similar or related users have become important success factors in almost every successful business plan. This special issue addresses the virtual communities and collaboration among virtual participants currently proliferating across the world. Many online communities have been created to facilitate communication, enhance or express relationships, work in a common cause, seek entertainment, and network
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