Common voice: Analysis of behavior modification and content convergence in a popular online community

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Highlights：

• Imgur is an image hosting website, where users can share and comment on images.

• Despite being the 49th most commonly viewed website online, the site is characterized by a sense of community.

• Our qualitative study finds evidence of overt communication of culture and behavioral standards.

• Behavioral modification can be observed in the convergence of site content.

摘要

•Imgur is an image hosting website, where users can share and comment on images.•Despite being the 49th most commonly viewed website online, the site is characterized by a sense of community.•Our qualitative study finds evidence of overt communication of culture and behavioral standards.•Behavioral modification can be observed in the convergence of site content.

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论文评审过程：Available online 29 March 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.02.036