CMX Dictionary

An online community refers to a group of people who come together virtually to share information, ideas, and interests, typically through social media platforms, forums, and chat rooms.

Online disinhibition is the phenomenon where people exhibit more extreme behavior online than they would in person due to the anonymity, invisibility, and lack of consequences that the internet provides.

An online health community refers to a virtual platform where people can connect, share information and support each other on health-related issues.

An online learning community refers to a group of individuals who share a common interest or goal and engage in collaborative learning activities through online platforms.

Online support groups are virtual communities where individuals can connect with others who are experiencing similar challenges or life circumstances.

Open innovation is a business strategy that involves collaborating with external stakeholders to share ideas, knowledge, and resources to create new products, services, or processes.

An open license is a type of license that allows others to use, modify, and distribute a work without seeking permission from the original creator.

Open-source economics refers to the application of open-source principles to economic systems, where individuals and groups work collaboratively and openly to produce economic goods and services.

Organizing in the context of internet activism refers to the process of mobilizing people to take action through online platforms. It involves creating and maintaining an online community that is focused on a specific issue or cause, and using that community to drive change.

Outgrowths of peer production refer to the unintended consequences or byproducts of collaborative efforts among peers in a networked community, such as new opportunities, ideas, and social ties.

Online ethnography is a qualitative research method that involves studying online communities and their cultures, practices, and social interactions.

Online interviews are a process of conducting interviews via the internet, which can include video, audio, or written communication.

An online research community is a virtual platform where people can connect, share information, and collaborate on research projects in various fields.

"Outrage culture" refers to a social phenomenon where individuals and groups express extreme outrage and condemnation in response to perceived social or political offenses.

Online extremism refers to the use of online platforms to spread extreme views, often promoting violence or hatred towards specific individuals or groups.

Obedience refers to the act of complying with the directives or commands of an authority figure or social norms, often leading individuals to act in ways they may not personally endorse or consider morally right.

Occurrent desires refer to the specific desires or wants that are actively present in an individual's mind at a given moment, influencing their immediate actions and decision-making.

Online participation refers to the active involvement and engagement of individuals in digital platforms and communities, including activities such as posting, commenting, sharing, and interacting with others online.

Operant conditioning is a learning process in psychology where behavior is strengthened or weakened by the consequences that follow it.

Organizational ambidexterity refers to an organization's ability to effectively balance and integrate exploration of new opportunities and exploitation of existing capabilities to achieve long-term success and innovation.

Organizing functional communities refers to the process of creating and managing communities with well-defined goals, roles, and effective collaboration to achieve desired outcomes.

The out-group refers to a social group or category to which an individual does not belong, often leading to feelings of difference, exclusion, and potential intergroup bias.

Overjustification, in the context of extrinsic motivation, refers to the phenomenon where providing external rewards or incentives for an activity that was initially intrinsically motivating can undermine or diminish the person's intrinsic motivation over time.

Product life cycle obsolescence refers to the stage in a product's life cycle when it becomes outdated, no longer meets market demands, and is gradually phased out or replaced by newer alternatives.

The overjustification effect, as studied by Lepper et al., refers to the phenomenon where offering external rewards or incentives for an activity that an individual already finds intrinsically motivating can decrease their intrinsic motivation over time.