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The identification and influence of social roles in a social media product community

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This research focuses on the identification of social roles and an investigation of their influence in online context. Relying on a systemic approach for role conceptualization, we investigate member's activity, shared content and position in the network within a consumer to consumer social media-based community (SMC) around a product. This investigation led to the identification of ten core roles, based on three key elements: object of interest (product, practice, and community), main contribution type (sharing information and seeking information), individual orientation (factual, emotional). We propose an explanation about how these roles, through their positioning, participate in the community dynamics and how they contribute to the creation and diffusion of cookery as a social practice, shaping the periphery around this practice.

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hal-01647639 , version 1 (24-11-2017)

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Lamya Benamar, Christine Balagué, Mohamad Ghassany. The identification and influence of social roles in a social media product community. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 2017, 22 (6), pp.337 - 362. ⟨10.1111/jcc4.12195⟩. ⟨hal-01647639⟩
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