Online Activity of the Olympic Volunteer Movement “Sochi-2014” before and after Games

Authors

  • Марина Петровна СУХАРЬКОВА Center for Civil Society Studies and the Non-Profit Sector, High School of Economics

Keywords:

Online community, online activity, volunteer Olympic movement.

Abstract

The article discusses the online activity of volunteers of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2014 in the social network “VKontakte”. The results of the analysis of the communities by a number of indicators of activity of participants, such as their involvement, rating of likes, comments and reposts. It turned out that at the end of the games the online communication of volunteers is being continued. The most discussed and popular theme is the work of volunteers during the Games.

About author

Марина Петровна СУХАРЬКОВА

Center for Civil Society Studies and the Non-Profit Sector, High School of Economics

SUKHAR’KOVA Marina Petrovna 

Graduate Student, Institute of Sociology, Russian Academy Sciences; Junior Researcher, Center for Civil Society Studies and the Non-Profit Sector, High School of Economics

Published

10.02.2020

How to Cite

СУХАРЬКОВА, М. П. (2020). Online Activity of the Olympic Volunteer Movement “Sochi-2014” before and after Games. Information Society, (6), 53-63. Retrieved from http://infosoc.iis.ru/article/view/257

Issue

No. 6 (2016): Globalization as a risk and opportunity

Section

Sports and tourism in the information society