TY - SER ED - IGI eBooks. ED - IGI Global. TI - International journal of virtual communities and social networking SN - 1942-9029 AV - HM742 .I58 2009e U1 - 303.4833 22 PY - 2009///- CY - Hershey, Pa. PB - IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pa., 17033, USA) KW - Online social networks KW - Periodicals KW - Internet KW - Social aspects KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - Design issues KW - Design of peer-to-peer networks KW - Design of virtual communities KW - Mobile technologies and HCI KW - User friendly interfaces KW - Business models KW - E-learning models KW - Knowledge management models KW - Technology-based models KW - Copyright issues KW - Privacy issues KW - Trust issues KW - Economic impact of virtual communities KW - Individual behavior and group dynamics in virtual communities KW - Political impact of virtual communities KW - Social impact of virtual communities KW - Social network analysis KW - Social structures KW - Game design KW - Computer-based simulated environments KW - Social and cultural issues KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers; Also available in print N2 - Virtual communities and social networking are changing our social and work environments. The International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking (IJVCSN) provides a forum for researchers, practitioners, and users to study and discuss technical, social and legal issues in this fast changing environment. IJVCSN strives to be an inter-disciplinary journal that draws upon research from different fields such as information systems, computer science, sociology, and psychology UR - http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/IJVCSN ER -