Trust in online communities, particularly in thehealthcare domain, provides (apart from other successfactors) the foundation for a successful implementationand operation of a virtual community (VC). A look atexisting communities however leads to the conclusionthat many VCs fail to meet...

This paper focusses on the process of designing, implementing and evaluating a community platform for cancer patients. Following an introduction to the situation of cancer patients in Germany we summarize our findings on cancer patients´ demands for trustworthy information as well as their need...

Eine Virtuelle Community ist eine Gemeinschaft von Personen, die Informationen und Erfahrungenuntereinander auf einer Plattform im Cyberspace austauscht. Im Rahmen desForschungsprojekts COSMOS pilotiert die Technische Universität München eine VirtuelleCommunity in der Domäne Lifestyle. Ziel...