Understanding Users’ Content Contribution Behavior When Knowledge Can Be Priced
Ziwei Cong, Zhao Ying, Zilei Zhang
Abstract
We find that allowing creators to produce paid content (e.g., paid live sessions) rekindles their declining motivation to contribute free content in specialized domains.
Topics & Concepts
Content (measure theory)Computer scienceKnowledge managementBusinessMarketingAdvertisingIndustrial organizationMicroeconomicsEconomicsMathematicsMathematical analysisOpen Source Software InnovationsKnowledge Management and SharingWikis in Education and Collaboration