As we speak, the short video I made for my #CSCW2020 paper with @BriannaDym is playing "at" the conference! "Moving Across Lands: Online Platform Migration in Fandom Communities." Here is a longer version that was targeted at a general audience! #CSCW2020
And if you missed my #CSCW2020 session but want to see the 5-minute talk about online platform migration that is focused specifically on takeaways for CSCW researchers, here is that presentation!
Here are the social computing research-related takeaways from "Moving Across Lands: Online Platform Migration in Fandom
Communities" (link: cmci.colorado.edu/~cafi5706/CSCW…):
Communities" (link: cmci.colorado.edu/~cafi5706/CSCW…):
(1) common factors that lead to a community leaving one platform and joining another;
(2) how these moves impact communities, including common challenges;
(3) insights into why some online platforms—or attempts at moving between them—succeed or fail;
(2) how these moves impact communities, including common challenges;
(3) insights into why some online platforms—or attempts at moving between them—succeed or fail;
(4) common barriers to migration that help explain e.g., why people don't leave when it seems like they should;
(5) design implications for how platforms can support community migration, particularly how the "new home" can mitigate consequences like fragmentation & content loss;
(5) design implications for how platforms can support community migration, particularly how the "new home" can mitigate consequences like fragmentation & content loss;
(6) a reminder that "online community" /= "platform.
Communities can exist both separate from and across platforms simultaneously. CSCW researchers should always think about what connects an online community beyond the platform where it is embodied. #CSCW2020
Communities can exist both separate from and across platforms simultaneously. CSCW researchers should always think about what connects an online community beyond the platform where it is embodied. #CSCW2020
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