Analysing User Lifetime in Voluntary Online Collaboration

Ronan McHugh; Birger Larsen

Analysing User Lifetime in Voluntary Online Collaboration

Ronan McHugh, Birger Larsen

Department of Communication

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Abstract

This paper analyses persuasion in online collaboration projects. It introduces a set of heuristics that can be applied to such projects and combines these with a quantitative analysis of user activity over time. Two example sites are studies, Open Street Map and The Pirate Bay. Results show that there is a correspondance between some features of site design and user participation patterns in the projects.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Tenth Danish Human-Computer Interaction Research Symposium (DHRS2010)
Editors	Morten Hertzum, Magnus Hansen
Number of pages	4
Place of Publication	Roskilde
Publisher	Roskilde University
Publication date	2010
Pages	23-26
Publication status	Published - 2010

Series	Roskilde Universitet. Computer Science. Computer Science Research Report
Number	132
ISSN	0109-9779

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McHugh, R., & Larsen, B. (2010). Analysing User Lifetime in Voluntary Online Collaboration. In M. Hertzum, & M. Hansen (Eds.), Proceedings of the Tenth Danish Human-Computer Interaction Research Symposium (DHRS2010) (pp. 23-26). Roskilde University. Roskilde Universitet. Computer Science. Computer Science Research Report No. 132 http://magenta.ruc.dk/dat_en/research/reports/132/

Analysing User Lifetime in Voluntary Online Collaboration. / McHugh, Ronan; Larsen, Birger.

Proceedings of the Tenth Danish Human-Computer Interaction Research Symposium (DHRS2010). ed. / Morten Hertzum; Magnus Hansen. Roskilde : Roskilde University, 2010. p. 23-26 (Roskilde Universitet. Computer Science. Computer Science Research Report; No. 132).

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McHugh, R & Larsen, B 2010, Analysing User Lifetime in Voluntary Online Collaboration. in M Hertzum & M Hansen (eds), Proceedings of the Tenth Danish Human-Computer Interaction Research Symposium (DHRS2010). Roskilde University, Roskilde, Roskilde Universitet. Computer Science. Computer Science Research Report, no. 132, pp. 23-26. <http://magenta.ruc.dk/dat_en/research/reports/132/>

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