Talking to strangers
Published 16 November 1996Open access
Steve Whittaker
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Contrary to users' beliefs, the presence of an active database moderator actually inhibited discussions, and reduced browsing, and paradoxical results were that conversations and the creation of group archives were more successful in databases with large numbers of diverse participants.
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Article Free Access Share on Talking to strangers: an evaluation of the factors affecting electronic collaboration Author: Steve Whittaker ATT Labs, 600 Mountain Ave, Murray Hill, NJ ATT Labs, 600 Mountain Ave, Murray Hill, NJView Profile Authors Info & Claims CSCW '96: Proceedings of the 1996 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative workNovember 1996Pages 409–418https://doi.org/10.1145/240080.240352Published:16 November 1996Publication History 53citation1,370DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations53Total Downloads1,370Last 12 Months87Last 6 weeks15 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteeReaderPDF
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