Paper Info
Title
Why Share Weather? Motivational Model for "Share Weather" Online Communities and Three Empirical Studies
Abstract
The concept of "weatherwikis"-web 2.0 platforms for sharing weather information between individuals -- is faced with several challenges. While some studies confirm satisfactory reliability of user-generated weather information, sources of motivations to contribute are yet unexplored. This paper provides a theoretical framework for weather wikis, based on social capital theory, and three empirical studies that explore different contextual sources of motivation, of which compensation and ideology may be considered most interesting with the background of current motivational theories on networks of practice. The paper provides some results that, in contrast to established theories and findings on motivations driving networks of practice, suggest that extrinsic motivations may be essential, beside the recognized importance of social acceptance (e.g. enjoyment).
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1109/HICSS.2013.26
System Sciences
Keywords
Field
DocType
Internet,Web 2.0 platforms,contextual sources,share weather online communities,social capital theory,three empirical studies,weatherwikis concept
Social capital,Social acceptance,Computer science,Ideology,Knowledge management,Encyclopedia,Empirical research,Marketing,The Internet
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
1530-1605 E-ISBN : 978-0-7695-4892-0
978-0-7695-4892-0
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.39
11
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Katarina Elevant110.39