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Sander, Thomas. "E-Associations? Using Technology to Connect Citizens: The Case of Meetup.com" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, Sep 01, 2005 <Not Available>. 2011-03-14 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p41688_index.html>

Sander, T. H. , 2005-09-01 "E-Associations? Using Technology to Connect Citizens: The Case of Meetup.com" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2011-03-14 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p41688_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Abstract: There has been much research on whether the Internet helps or hurts social capital (the strength of our social networks). This paper explores one of the more promising examples to-date, Meetup.com, which enables individuals to find others locally who share an interest of theirs and meet monthly about this topic. This paper reviews who meets in these Meetups, whether they develop social capital through the Meetups, and what predicts whether they stick with Meetups. The paper overturns some stereotypes about Meetup (that it is attracting young people primarily, that people are drawn to Meetup by surfing Meetup�s website, that it is attracting the civically disengaged, and that it is attracting community newcomers). Given the transient nature of the commitments of Meetup participants, there is also a surprising amount of social capital being created. Creation of new social capital plays a strong role in whether Meetup participants return. And those with more social capital at the outset tend to make more social capital through Meetups.

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