TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploration of online culture through network analysis of Wikipedia
AU - Park, Sung Joo
AU - Kim, Jong Woo
AU - Lee, Hong Joo
AU - Park, Hyunjung
AU - Han, Deugcheon
AU - Gloor, Peter
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2015.
PY - 2015/11/1
Y1 - 2015/11/1
N2 - Understanding online culture is becoming crucial in the global and connected world. Contrary to conventional attitudinal surveys used in cultural research, this study uses the approach of directly observing culture-specific behavior that emerges from online collaboration on the Internet. The editing data of Wikipedia were analyzed in 12 languages. Distinctive cultural dimensions were identified, including collectivism, extraversion, boldness, and egalitarianism. Using network analysis, the language-framed cultural factors were extracted as an emergent phenomenon in the virtual world.
AB - Understanding online culture is becoming crucial in the global and connected world. Contrary to conventional attitudinal surveys used in cultural research, this study uses the approach of directly observing culture-specific behavior that emerges from online collaboration on the Internet. The editing data of Wikipedia were analyzed in 12 languages. Distinctive cultural dimensions were identified, including collectivism, extraversion, boldness, and egalitarianism. Using network analysis, the language-framed cultural factors were extracted as an emergent phenomenon in the virtual world.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84946826515&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1089/cyber.2014.0638
DO - 10.1089/cyber.2014.0638
M3 - Article
C2 - 26468763
AN - SCOPUS:84946826515
SN - 2152-2715
VL - 18
SP - 674
EP - 681
JO - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
JF - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
IS - 11
ER -