Uncovering Online Commenting Culture Trolls, Fanboys and Lurkers /

• Main Author: Barnes, Renee (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Digital media.; Social media.; Communication.; Digital/New Media.; Social Media.; Media and Communication.

"Barnes leads us on a rich journey of exploration into media sociology, psychology, cybercultural, game and fan studies accounts of why and how we comment on media content. This work will be invaluable to anyone hoping to develop more civil communities online." -Fiona Martin, The Universit...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Hitch Up the Wagon: Charting the Online Commenting Landscape
• Chapter 2. You Either Love It or You Hate It! The Emotional and Affective Factors of Commenting
• Chapter 3. The Online/Offline Life
• Chapter 4 .A Neurotic Extravert With a Pinch of Conscientiousness? How Personality Informs Commenting Behaviours
• Chapter 5. Lessons From #Gamergate
• Chapter 6. Conclusion: A Participatory Model for Understanding Commenting Culture.