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What do Chinese-language microblog users do with Baidu Baike and Chinese Wikipedia? A case study of information engagement

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OpenSym '14: Proceedings of The International Symposium on Open Collaboration

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2641580.2641611

Published: 27 August 2014 Publication History

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This paper presents a case study of information engagement based on microblog posts gathered from Sina Weibo and Twitter that mentioned the two major Chinese-language user-generated encyclopaedias. The content analysis shows that microblog users not only engaged in public discussions by using and citing both encyclopaedias, but also shared their perceptions and experiences more generally with various online platforms and China's filtering/censorship regime to which user-generated content and activities are subjected. This exploratory study thus raises several research and practice questions on the links between public discussions and information engagement on user-generated platforms.

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What do Chinese-language microblog users do with Baidu Baike and Chinese Wikipedia? A case study of information engagement
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
  2. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Web-based interaction

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