Tiedon jakaminen Hikikomero-keskusteluryhmän "pienessä maailmassa"
Abstract
This study is based on author’s dissertation where 6910 finnish Hikikomero -discussion forum’s posts were analyzed. Both quantitative and qualitative content analysis were used. The goal of this research was to find different types of discussions in which information was shared in the discussion forum.
Three discussion types were identified: bilateral discussion, multilateral discussion and discussion with no dialogue. Based on the analysis of these a model of interaction in discussion group posts was created. Seven different types of discussions were recognized. The basis for the typology is in interaction (no interaction, bilateral interaction, multilateral interaction) and in the type of messages sent. The messages were divided into 1) posts which contained formulated information needs (problem-based information needs) and 2) reflective messages (no information needs expressed).
