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A semantic approach to visualizing online conversations

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Visualizing patterns in online conversations give participants a better grasp of their cyber environment and their fellow inhabitants.

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          cover image Communications of the ACM
          Communications of the ACM  Volume 45, Issue 4
          Supporting community and building social capital
          April 2002
          199 pages
          ISSN:0001-0782
          EISSN:1557-7317
          DOI:10.1145/505248
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