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Volume 41 , Issue 2 (February 2009) table of contents

Article No. 11

Year of Publication: 2009

ISSN:0360-0300

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Alicia Iriberri	Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
Gondy Leroy	Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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Using the information systems lifecycle as a unifying framework, we review online communities research and propose a sequence for incorporating success conditions during initiation and development to increase their chances of becoming a successful community, one in which members participate actively and develop lasting relationships. Online communities evolve following distinctive lifecycle stages and recommendations for success are more or less relevant depending on the developmental stage of the online community. In addition, the goal of the online community under study determines the components to include in the development of a successful online community. Online community builders and researchers will benefit from this review of the conditions that help online communities succeed.

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