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No country for old members
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Human MigrationHistorical GeographyOnline CommunicationSocial InfluenceCommunicationSocial SciencesSocial MediaPopulation AgingConstant FluxOnline CommunitySocial DynamicOld MembersVibrant Online CommunitiesComputer-mediated CommunicationSocial IdentitySocial NetworksGlobal AgingDiaspora StudySocial WebLinguistic ChangeFirst NationSocial ComputingAnthropologyVirtual CommunityArts
Vibrant online communities are in constant flux. As members join and depart, the interactional norms evolve, stimulating further changes to the membership and its social dynamics. Linguistic change --- in the sense of innovation that becomes accepted as the norm --- is essential to this dynamic process: it both facilitates individual expression and fosters the emergence of a collective identity.
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