Un classique originalement publié en février 2004 dont on me parle encore aujourd’hui, sur les lurkers, ces observateurs silencieux qui lisent mais n’écrivent pas, notamment sur les listes de discussions courriel (je fais ça sur plusieurs listes pour me garder informer de ce qui se passe!)
Exploration d’une piste des plus riches, les lurkers. Un extrait:
I’m still thinking about the power of lurking. My interest was triggered by discussions about activating lurkers in on-line communities and by some of our research suggesting that for many people lurking and not active participation is enough to get what they need. Since then I’m on a trail…
I found some research on lurking (thanks to the great work done at CPsquare - Let’s get more positive about the term ‘lurker’ (.pdf). You can check my del.icio.us links on lurking or go directly to the papers by Blair Nonnecke and start reading from Silent participants: Getting to know lurkers better (.pdf).
À suivre sur Mathemagenic, un de mes carnets préféré dans le domaine des relations sociales internet…
