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HOW WEBCOMIC ARTISTS CHOOSE WHERE TO SHARE  \nLiz Dowthwaite1, 2, Robert Houghton1 & Richard Mortier3  \n1Human Factors Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham  \n2Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training, University of Nottingham 3Network Systems Group, University of Nottingham  \nOnline social networks are complex systems that can be variously construed as websites, platforms and communities but relatively rarely are they considered from the perspective of a goal-directed user. A mixed methods study consisting of questionnaires and indepth interviews was carried out in order to examine the use of social networking within the online cartoonist community. We consider this subset of users, who rely on the use of social networking for specific work-related activities, because they forma group of motivated innovators who explore the uses and abuses of different services in terms of both feature set and community. A complex picture emerges of the strategic combination and interplay between platforms to co-optimise function and reach.  \nIntroduction  \nOnline social networks are complex systems that are traditionally discussed in several different ways, often revolving around either the technology and design of the platforms themselves, or the behaviour and social interactions of the communities that use them. These two areas are often studied as separate topics, but in reality how people interact online is affected and restricted by the functions of the sites they use. Social networking is becoming an important tool for both businesses and creative individuals to find audiences and customers, and it is important to understand how contrasting factors are perceived to affect eachother. From a systems ergonomics perspective (Wilson, 2014) , how and why people in a particular industry or with a specific goal make use of existing platforms can help to improve the functionality of future designs.  \nIn this paper we study an online community consisting of creators and consumers to examine the use of different social media platforms and the ways in which  \ntheir interactions may be restricted or facilitated by differing platform dynamics. We chose this community because the use of social media is an integral part of the creators’ business models, and social networking is very much a necessary part of their work. The majority of users of social media platforms are performing non-directed activities, browsing with no particular aim in mind, but our creators must act in a goal-directed way to maintain their communities. As such, our creators are an expert group of users and can therefore provide insights which will help other communities, as well as suggesting issues to be considered in future platform design. We now give a brief overview of this community.  \nWebcomics are comics that are distributed through the internet by an independent creator with no corporate sponsorship (Fenty et al., 2005) . Conservative estimates for the number of titles online at any time place the number around 15 to 20 thousand (Walters, 2009) although this varies considerably. Most webcomics do not make a large income, however there are an increasing number of creators who can support themselves full-time. Internet technologies are vital to these creators as the costs of production and distribution are much lower; cheap website hosting, free blogging software, and access to large audiences make it easy for an artist to display their work and get it seen.  \nThe importance of the relationship between comics creators and their readers has long been recognised, and with webcomics in particular, the use of technology in this relationship is vital (McCloud, 2000) . Creators are able to build up meaningful relationships with readers over time and through many different avenues. The internet negates geography, which for webcomics means that they can maintain a large reader base whilst still catering to a niche audience (Guigar et al., 20","cbCainuUCdq1zWPh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainuUCdq1zWPh","pdf",194823,"English","# Introduction\n## Systems ergonomics and online interaction\n## Webcomics as internet-distributed creative work\n## Creator-reader relationships and technology\n## Platform choice: fame vs function\n# Study Overview\n## Mixed methods approach\n## Goal-directed creators and constraints","[{\"question\":\"What does the paper investigate about webcomic creators and social networks?\",\"answer\":\"It examines how webcomic creators use social networking platforms to support specific work-related activities and how platform dynamics can restrict or facilitate interactions.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are webcomic creators considered an expert user group in this study?\",\"answer\":\"Their business models depend on social media, so they must act in a goal-directed way to maintain communities rather than browsing without intent.\"},{\"question\":\"How do creators decide where to share their webcomics?\",\"answer\":\"They often combine “fame” and “function,” choosing between broadly popular sites for reach and more targeted or feature-specific sites for audience alignment and portfolio goals.\"}]","Fame or Function? 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