%0 Conference Proceedings %B Fourth International Conference on Open Source Software %D 2008 %T Social dynamics of FLOSS team communication across channels %A Wiggins, Andrea %A Howison, James %A Crowston, Kevin %X This paper extends prior investigation into the social dynamics of free and open source (FLOSS) teams by examining the methodological questions arising from research using social network analysis on open source projects. We evaluate the validity of data sampling by examining dynamics of communication centralization, which vary across multiple communication channels. We also introduce a method for intensity-based smoothing in dynamic social network analysis. %B Fourth International Conference on Open Source Software %S IFIP International Federation for Information Processing %I Springer Boston %C Milant, Italy %V 275/2008 %P 131-142 %8 07/2008 %U http://www.springerlink.com/content/p581l146354n9k07 %R 10.1007/978-0-387-09684-1_11