Going Online to Meet Offline: Organizational Practices of Social Activities Through Meetup

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dc.contributor.authorRicken, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorBarkhuus, Louise
dc.contributor.authorJones, Quentin
dc.contributor.editorLewkowicz, Myriam
dc.contributor.editorRohde, Markus
dc.contributor.editorMulder, Ingrid
dc.contributor.editorSchuler, Douglas
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-04T19:54:11Z
dc.date.available2019-04-04T19:54:11Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractEvent-Based Social Networks assist the coalescing of groups for social activities. In this paper, we present a mixed-method study of Meetup organizers' experiences coordinating events. Through a survey of 100 Meetup groups and interviews with 13 organizers of Meetup groups, we describe their organizational practices and challenges as well as potential longer-term success factors. We emphasize motivations and factors both in terms of social and technological issues. We discuss how these organizers build and maintain social capital but also how they rely on their already existing community leadership capabilities. We conclude that organizers had four different reasons to start a group through Meetup and describe each in turn. Our research contributes to a better understanding of how event-based social networking platforms can be designed and built to support coalescing within niche interest groups.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/3083671.3083705
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.subjectEvent-Based Social Networks
dc.subjectGroupware
dc.subjectLeadership
dc.subjectMeetup
dc.subjectSocial Media
dc.subjectSocial Software
dc.subjectSocializing
dc.titleGoing Online to Meet Offline: Organizational Practices of Social Activities Through Meetupen
dc.typeText/Conference Paper
gi.citation.endPage148
gi.citation.startPage139
gi.conference.dateJune 26-30, 2017
gi.conference.locationTroyes, France
gi.conference.sessiontitleLong Papers
mci.conference.reviewfull

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