Week3: Lingering Questions

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* Can the concept of community of practice or community of inquiry help us clarify how to differentiate the community and network?

* Would the extent of perceived homogeneity of the user be correlated to the sense of belonging and the intention to lurk in an online community? This sounds like a research question.

* Would the proportion of lurkers and active contributors in a community be correlated to the productivity of an online community? This also sounds like a research question, although I think I need to work a bit more on operationalizing the productivity of an online community. 

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