Lurker demographics
Published 1 April 2000
Blair Nonnecke, Jenny Preece
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This paper presents a demographic study of lurking in email-based discussion lists (DLs) with an emphasis on health and software-support DLs, finding that health-supportDLs have on average significantly fewer lurkers than software- support DLs.
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As online groups grow in number and type, understanding lurking is becoming increasingly important. Recent reports indicate that lurkers make up over 90% of online groups, yet little is known about them.
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Computer ScienceDecision SciencesPhysics and Astronomy
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