To Go or Not to Go!: What Influences Newcomers of Hybrid Communities to Participate Offline

dc.contributor.authorLu, Di
dc.contributor.authorFarzan, Rosta
dc.contributor.authorLopez, Claudia
dc.contributor.editorLewkowicz, Myriam
dc.contributor.editorRohde, Markus
dc.contributor.editorMulder, Ingrid
dc.contributor.editorSchuler, Douglas
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-04T19:54:10Z
dc.date.available2019-04-04T19:54:10Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractMore and more the boundaries of online and offline spaces are becoming fuzzy. Hybrid communities have emerged as socio-technical platforms capitalizing on this fuzzy border. They support the blend of computer-mediated communications with face-to-face interactions. This intertwined nature of online-offline interactions in hybrid communities pose extra burdens on their members, especially newcomers. Newcomers in the hybrid communities are required to make decisions about in-person meetings with strangers with scarce knowledge and limited commitment to the group. In this work, we explore what influences newcomers' offline participation in the context of Meetup. Following a set of theoretical frameworks, we have identified factors relevant to newcomers' decisions about their first offline event and we have examined the impact of each of those factors through statistical regression models. Our results show that factors contributing to reducing uncertainty and sense of inclusiveness play a key role in newcomers' decision making process about what events to attend offline. Based on our findings, we provide design guidelines for community technology developers to better support newcomers in their decision to start participating offline in hybrid communities.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/3083671.3083693
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4503-4854-6
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherACM Press, New York
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 8th International Conference on Communities and Technologies
dc.subjectArchival study
dc.subjectHybrid communities
dc.subjectMeetup
dc.subjectNewcomers
dc.subjectOnline and offline interactions
dc.titleTo Go or Not to Go!: What Influences Newcomers of Hybrid Communities to Participate Offlineen
dc.typeText/Conference Paper
gi.citation.endPage168
gi.citation.startPage159
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gi.conference.dateJune 26-30, 2017
gi.conference.locationTroyes, France
gi.conference.sessiontitleLong Papers
mci.conference.reviewfull

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