NetPosse: A Tool for Connecting Users in Virtual Communities
Faisal Anwar, Hui Soo Chae, Gary Natriello
We discuss the design of Netposse, a tool that matches people in
online communities based on their intellectual and professional
interests. We frame the motivation of this tool around current
research on how learners can leverage social communities for
maximum benefit. Given this literature, we present a design for
Netposse that mines data from existing web assets and matches
people according to their areas of expertise. In addition to
matching individuals, such a system serves the purpose of query
answering as well: it allows users to search and identify others
in the community whose background qualifies them to provide
advice on a user’s topic of interest. Full Text
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