MUDs and their potential contribution to tourism

Yaniv Poria; Alex S. Taylor

doi:10.1080/13032917.2002.9687133

MUDs and their potential contribution to tourism

Yaniv Poria, Alex S. Taylor

Department of Tourism and Leisure Management

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Abstract

This paper describes how multi-user domains (MUDs) - a specific type of online discussion forum - can be used as a tool in tourism studies. MUDs provide a communication channel with specific characteristics that support discussion on particular topics, such as tourist-related activities. The findings gathered from the study of one specific tourism MUD are presented, including quantitative and qualitative data concerned with the content of the discussions. The principal conclusion of the paper is that the MUDs may have significant implications for tourism research and tourism marketing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	198-212
Number of pages	15
Journal	Anatolia
Volume	13
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2002.9687133
State	Published - 1 Jan 2002

Keywords

Communication
Computer-mediated-communication
MUD
Marketing
Research

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geography, Planning and Development
Earth-Surface Processes

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