Abstract
The authors study the practice of promoting idea campaigns in social networks via the well-known Share/Tweet button. They analyze data about 53 civic participation initiatives collected from IdeaScale, one of the leading online idea management platforms today, and unveil a considerable misconception about the effectiveness of the practice. The article highlights open challenges and suggests a set of alternative techniques to leverage on the ideation capacity of social networks.
Original language | English |
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Journal | IEEE Internet Computing |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Accepted/In press - 16 Jun 2017 |
Keywords
- civic participation
- Correlation
- idea management
- Internet
- Object recognition
- share/tweet button
- social networks
- Technological innovation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Networks and Communications
Cite this
On the (in)effectiveness of the Share/Tweet button : A study in the context of idea management for civic participation. / Saldivar, Jorge; Rodriguez, Carlos; Daniel, Florian; Casati, Fabio; Cernuzzi, Luca.
In: IEEE Internet Computing, 16.06.2017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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