Hi Ellie, Göran Larsson wrote an article called "The Death of Muslim discussion group" - but I don't how much it delves into its demise, mainly on how to analyse email groups. You can check it out here: http://online.uni-hd.de/. paul teusner fishers, surfers and casters http://teusner.org/ -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Ellie Wix Sent: Tuesday, 23 January 2007 16:13 To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] internet community breakups I'm doing an independent study this semester on the breakup of Internet communities, which I've called (for the project) Internet community dissolution. I've been able to find plenty of articles on Internet communities and relationships, etc, but I haven't seen any on this topic. How is this topic generally phrased in the lit? I came up with absolutely no results when I tried searching for it in various forms in my library's (pathetic) database. Can anyone point me in the direction of where to look or specific articles on this? Also, while I'm here, are there any articles out there that address the definition and types of internet communities? I could list them all out from my personal experiences, but I'd like to have something published to back up what I say. Thanks! Ellie _______________________________________________ The air-l@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/