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Social translucence: designing social infrastructures that make collective activity visible

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 45, Issue 4

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https://doi.org/10.1145/505248.505270

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Making social cues visible and persistent helps online groups govern their activities.

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Social translucence: designing social infrastructures that make collective activity visible
1. Information systems
  1. World Wide Web
    1. Web applications
      1. Internet communications tools
2. Social and professional topics

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Supporting community and building social capital

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