meeting of minds of researchers and practitioners from all over the world, was very hard for me to summarize the widely varying ideas and projects presented, generalizability and reusability of research ideas and the practical impact Framing community informatics research From Oct 27-30, 2008, the 5th Community Informatics & Development Informatics conference was was held in Prato, Italy. 

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We initiated the Online Community Culture study in October of 2008, as part of the ongoing research agenda of the Online Community Research Network. We had over 75 participants in the research, representing many sectors, including software, tech, traditional media, social media and online community, and non-profits. Another area we wanted to explore with this project was the set of key actions taken by community The intention of the study was to get a broad look at the factors that influence online community culture, and the steps community managers and strategists take in cultivating, and in some cases influencing, a community’s culture.

The Online Communities: Metrics and Reporting research study was initiated in late July of 2009, and ran until the second week of August 2009. The research project was conducted by the Online Community Research Network , and the intention of the study was to get a broad look at what online community metrics organizations are tracking, how organizations determine and report on the ongoing value of their online community initiatives, and the reporting and metrics tools that help companies assess this. We We received approximately 175 responses.

In the course of this discussion I recounted a well-known incident on the English-language Wikipedia where an editor was banned from the encyclopedia because an administrator, who at the time specialised in uncovering “socks”, believed that this editor’s actions corresponded to the profile of a disruptive user trying to infiltrate the project. have conflicting views about the ethics of online peer project research. First, some background: In the chapter of my book Cyberchiefs on governance in the English-language Wikipedia, there is a section, as in all my case studies, which deals with conflict.

The Online Community Platform and Services Satisfaction research project was initiated in January of 2009 and published in March. The research project was conducted by the Online Community Research Network , and was created to provide insight about customer attitudes towards online community platform and service vendors, particularly around satisfaction. Two items worth noting about the research protocol: Further, we wanted to explore the unmet needs in the online community platform and services market. We We

The Online Community Research Network is currently conducting our next research project regarding social media ecosystems. The research targets online community executives, strategists, and managers, working both in the commercial and non-profit space. If you would like to participate in the study, you can find the research survey here: [link] Specifically, we want to understand (and help others understand) how organizations are managing their hosted and external (think facebook, twitter, etc) online community touchpoints. The If

The Online Community Platform and Services Satisfaction research report was published in March of this year as part of the ongoing efforts of the Online Community Research Network . The intention of the research project was to provide insight about customer attitudes towards online community platform and service vendors, particularly around satisfaction. Key highlights from Further, we wanted to explore the unmet needs in the online community platform and services market. The study had over 200 participants, and we gathered data on all major commercial and open source

The Online Community Platform and Services Satisfaction research report was published in March of this year as part of the ongoing efforts of the Online Community Research Network . The intention of the research project was to provide insight about customer attitudes towards online community platform and service vendors, particularly around satisfaction. Key highlights from This is cross-posted from the Online Community Report blog. Further, we wanted to explore the unmet needs in the online community platform and services market.

Today, we formally announced our findings from the field research project on social networking conducted August-November 2008. Also, we are making the initial project summary document available as a free download (the link follows the press release reference). SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Burton Group , a research and consulting firm focused on in-depth analysis of enterprise information technologies, has conducted a detailed field study analyzing The press release is below. Finally, I will be conducting a live webcast today which you can attend (the link to that session is