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What is Social Software

Chapter 21
Handbook of Research on Business Social Networking: Organizational, Managerial, and Technological Dimensions
is a class of information systems were users interact and with that the creation of on-line communities is supported.
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Extracting Social Relationships from Social Software
Jürgen Dorn (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) and Stefan Labitzke (Vienna University of Technology, Austria)
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-168-9.ch021
Abstract
We present an analytical approach to detect relationships between persons in the real world, such as friendship, rivalry, or others, out of the behavior of members in a social software system. In social software systems, users often evaluate submissions of other users. If these actions are somehow biased, we assume a personal relationship between these users. If we know about the relationship between two users, the validity of the evaluation, and with that, the trust into the social software, can be improved. For example, if a rival evaluates a submission unfairly, we should decrease the impact of this evaluation. We apply the approach in TechScreen, a social software system that supports the exchange of knowledge about Internet technologies. Since we try to mine competencies of its users, the validity of evaluations is very important. In this chapter we show results of experiments with about 50 users.
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Chapter 27
Key Capabilities, Components, and Evolutionary Trends in Corporate E-Learning Systems
encompasses a range of software systems that allow users to interact and share data.
Published in Chapter: Key Capabilities, Components, and Evolutionary Trends in Corporate E-Learning Systems; From: Handbook of Research on Human Performance and Instructional Technology
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Chapter 22
A CoP for Research Activities in Universities
A term coined for software tools that allow extended online collaboration whereby users can interact and share data. Facebook, Flickr or Ning are examples of this.
Published in Chapter: A CoP for Research Activities in Universities; From: Handbook of Research on Communities of Practice for Organizational Management and Networking: Methodologies for Competitive Advantage
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Chapter 40
Assessing the Total Cost of Ownership of Virtual Communities: The Case of the Berlin Stock Exchange
Social software enables internet users to collaboratively create and edit content without knowledge about internet description languages. Social software is based on different services for establishing networks and supporting the distribution of information within the network. Following O’Reilly (2005 AU15: The citation "O’Reilly 2005" matches the reference "O'Reilly 2005", but an accent or apostrophe is different. ), internet forums, wikis, web logs, instant messaging, RSS, pod casts and social bookmarking are typical constituents of social software
Published in Chapter: Assessing the Total Cost of Ownership of Virtual Communities: The Case of the Berlin Stock Exchange; From: Handbook of Research on Web 2.0, 3.0, and X.0: Technologies, Business, and Social Applications
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Chapter 13
Critical Success Factors in Enterprise 2.0: The Importance of Business Performance
Software inspired by the functionalities of Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, wikis, microblogging, social networks, and others.
Published in Chapter: Critical Success Factors in Enterprise 2.0: The Importance of Business Performance; From: Handbook of Research on Enterprise 2.0: Technological, Social, and Organizational Dimensions
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Chapter 115
Library 2.0 as a New Participatory Context
Dynamically and loosely connected types of software applications, which allow implementation, tracking, and archival of communication between individuals.
Published in Chapter: Library 2.0 as a New Participatory Context; From: Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Second Edition
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Chapter 8
The Emergence of Agency in Online Social Networks
Software which “supports, extends, or derives added value from human social behavior” (Coates, 2005).
Published in Chapter: The Emergence of Agency in Online Social Networks; From: Handbook of Research on Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies
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Chapter 26
Social Software and Language Acquisition
A generic term used to describe various types of software that enable people to collaborate and create, and join online communities. The tools can promote various types of communication: synchronous one-to-one (instant messaging), synchronous one-to-many (Skypecasts), asynchronous one-to-many (blogs), asynchronous many-to-many (wikis), or asynchronous many-to-one (feed aggregators). These tools allow users to share and create content, collaboratively create and edit content and/or manage content.
Published in Chapter: Social Software and Language Acquisition; From: Handbook of Research on E-Learning Methodologies for Language Acquisition
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Chapter 12
Pedagogical Practice for Learning with Social Software
The range of applications that augment group interactions and shared spaces for collaboration, social connections, and aggregates information exchanges in a web-based environment. Social software is considered a major component of the current Web 2.0 applications.
Published in Chapter: Pedagogical Practice for Learning with Social Software; From: Handbook of Research on Digital Information Technologies: Innovations, Methods, and Ethical Issues
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Chapter 7
University Teachers' Interactions with Their Online Students at an Australian University
refers to software available free on the Internet. It includes Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Skype, etc.
Published in Chapter: University Teachers' Interactions with Their Online Students at an Australian University; From: Handbook of Research on Advancing Critical Thinking in Higher Education
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Chapter 8
Performance and Agility in Orchestrating Learning Online
Computer applications that harness, maintain and sustain the growth of social capital, trust and relationships among individuals in a networked environment.
Published in Chapter: Performance and Agility in Orchestrating Learning Online; From: Handbook of Research on Hybrid Learning Models: Advanced Tools, Technologies, and Applications
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Chapter 28
Social Software in Customer Relationship Management: A Study Exemplified in Instant Messaging Networking
The term “social software” contains the tools that allow members of particular race to be linked more easily to each other online, such as wireless Internet access and mobile devices, with using social software have the people a two-way conversation, excluding technologies such as podcasting and screen casting.
Published in Chapter: Social Software in Customer Relationship Management: A Study Exemplified in Instant Messaging Networking; From: Handbook of Research on Business Social Networking: Organizational, Managerial, and Technological Dimensions
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Chapter 24
Personal Learning Environments for Language Learning
A generic term used to describe different types of software that enable people to collaborate and create and join online communities. The tools can promote different types of communication: synchronous one-to-one (instant messaging), synchronous one-to-many (Skypecasts), asynchronous one-to-many (blogs), asynchronous many-to-many (wikis), or asynchronous many-to-one (feed aggregators). These tools allow users to share and create content, collaboratively create and edit content and/or manage content.
Published in Chapter: Personal Learning Environments for Language Learning; From: Handbook of Research on Web 2.0 and Second Language Learning
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Chapter 52
Social Technologies and the Digital Commons
The term came out of the nexus between cultural and social activism, art and tactical media, and was originally used to designate software that came into being through an extended dialogue between programmers and communities of users, ensuring that the software was responsive to user needs. The phrase no longer carries the same import, as it is now applied to software-assisted social networking platforms such as MySpace.
Published in Chapter: Social Technologies and the Digital Commons; From: Handbook of Research on Social Interaction Technologies and Collaboration Software: Concepts and Trends
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Chapter 46
Second Language Writing Instruction through Blended Learning: Report on a Pilot Course at the University of Freiburg for Undergraduate Students of English
refers to a wide range of software systems that allow users to interact with one another and share data; Wikipedia, YouTube & FaceBook are well-known examples of this kind of software
Published in Chapter: Second Language Writing Instruction through Blended Learning: Report on a Pilot Course at the University of Freiburg for Undergraduate Students of English; From: Handbook of Research on Discourse Behavior and Digital Communication: Language Structures and Social Interaction
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Chapter 46
Representing and Sharing Tagging Data Using the Social Semantic Cloud of Tags
Can be defined as a range of web-based software programs that support group communication. Many of these programs share similar characteristics, for example, open APIs, customizable service orientation, and the capacity to upload data and media.
Published in Chapter: Representing and Sharing Tagging Data Using the Social Semantic Cloud of Tags; From: Handbook of Research on Social Interaction Technologies and Collaboration Software: Concepts and Trends
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Chapter 202
Using Computer Mediated Communication as a Tool to Facilitate Intercultural Collaboration of Global Virtual Teams
The term “social software” comprises all Web-based applications and services through which people can socially interact with each other.
Published in Chapter: Using Computer Mediated Communication as a Tool to Facilitate Intercultural Collaboration of Global Virtual Teams; From: Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Second Edition
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Chapter 9
Technology Leverages a Community University Collaboration
Web-based software that enables to users to establish communities.
Published in Chapter: Technology Leverages a Community University Collaboration; From: Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and Organizational Synergy
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Chapter 18
A Model for Knowledge and Innovation in Online Education
A combination of two or more online tools encouraging learning, interaction and community development between two or more people.
Published in Chapter: A Model for Knowledge and Innovation in Online Education; From: Handbook of Research on Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies
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Chapter 40
Social Software Use in Public Libraries
Web 2.0 technologies used to communicate, share, organize, collaborate, and extend functionality of other web applications. Blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, and social networking technologies are examples.
Published in Chapter: Social Software Use in Public Libraries; From: Handbook of Research on Social Interaction Technologies and Collaboration Software: Concepts and Trends
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Chapter 15
Living, Working, Teaching and Learning by Social Software
Web-based applications which are characterised by personal publishing and the sharing and remixing of user-generated content (commonly referred to as ‘Web 2.0’).
Published in Chapter: Living, Working, Teaching and Learning by Social Software; From: Handbook of Research on Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies
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Chapter 23
Applying Web 2.0 Tools in Hybrid Learning Designs
The most common modern usage of this term is to refer to the software tools and applications of the Web 2.0 movement that support group interaction, communication, and collaboration, including but not limited to Web logs (blogs), wikis, Really Simple Syndication (RSS) and podcasting feeds, peer-to-peer (P2P) media sharing applications, and social bookmarking utilities. However, some argue that the Internet has in fact always comprised a network of individuals connected through social technologies like e-mail, chat rooms, and discussion boards (now referred to as the “Web 1.0” technologies). See also Web 2.0, social networking.
Published in Chapter: Applying Web 2.0 Tools in Hybrid Learning Designs; From: Handbook of Research on Hybrid Learning Models: Advanced Tools, Technologies, and Applications
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Chapter 593
Teens and Information and Communication Technologies
Software tools for computer-mediated communication. Includes instant messaging, text chat, blogs, wikis, and Internet forums. From these have arisen new areas of collaborative knowledge building such as folksonomies, social bookmarking, social citations, and knowledge bases.
Published in Chapter: Teens and Information and Communication Technologies; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 4
Weblogs in Higher Education
Web-based systems, supporting individual representation, mass interaction, formation and communication of common-interest groups
Published in Chapter: Weblogs in Higher Education; From: Handbook of Research on Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies
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Chapter 20
Engaging Youth in Health Promotion Using Multimedia Technologies: Reflecting on 10 Years of TeenNet Research Ethics and Practice
Can be understood as the growing number of applications which run on computers and portable devices, allowing users to access and connect to individuals or networks of people. Examples of these (as discussed in the chapter) include Friendster, Facebook and Myspace, and can be connected to other services such as YouTube
Published in Chapter: Engaging Youth in Health Promotion Using Multimedia Technologies: Reflecting on 10 Years of TeenNet Research Ethics and Practice; From: Handbook of Research on Technoethics
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Chapter 3
Personal Learning Environments: Research Environments and Lifelong Informal Learning
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Chapter 59
Web 2.0 Technologies: Social Software Applied to Higher Education and Adult Learning
Software that allows the creation of communities and resources in which individuals come together to learn, collaborate and build knowledge. It is also known as Web 2.0 and it supports social interaction and collaborative learning. Current typical examples include Flickr® and YouTube™ –as audiovisual social software.
Published in Chapter: Web 2.0 Technologies: Social Software Applied to Higher Education and Adult Learning; From: Handbook of Research on E-Learning Applications for Career and Technical Education: Technologies for Vocational Training
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Chapter 53
The European Approach Towards Digital Library Education: Dead End or Recipe for Success?
User-friendly, easy to use software tools for user generated Web content (also called collaborative software) (e.g., Internet Relay Chat [IRC], Instant Messaging [Skype], Web logs [Technorati], Wikis [Wikipedia], Social networking [OpenBC, now XING or MySpace]).
Published in Chapter: The European Approach Towards Digital Library Education: Dead End or Recipe for Success?; From: Handbook of Research on Digital Libraries: Design, Development, and Impact
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Chapter 44
Social Software and Web 2.0: Their Sociological Foundations and Implications
This category brings up the theoretical question which software should be considered as social. Based on a broad notion of Durkheimian sociality, all software is social because it is a social fact. Based on a Weberian understanding, only software that allows communication is social. Based on a Tönniesian understanding, only software that supports virtual communities is social. Based on a Marxian approach on sociality, only software that supports co-operation is truly social. An integrative view sees these notions as encapsulated and connected and distinguishes various levels of sociality of the software and ICTs
Published in Chapter: Social Software and Web 2.0: Their Sociological Foundations and Implications; From: Handbook of Research on Web 2.0, 3.0, and X.0: Technologies, Business, and Social Applications
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Chapter 3
Output-Oriented Language Learning With Digital Media
Web-based software programs offered on Web 2.0, which allow users to publish, communicate, interact and share data with other users. Examples are Wikipedia , MySpace , Facebook , and media platforms such as Flickr and YouTube .
Published in Chapter: Output-Oriented Language Learning With Digital Media; From: Handbook of Research on Web 2.0 and Second Language Learning
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Chapter 1
Digital Organizations: The Social Business Contribution
Software inspired by the functionalities of Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, wikis, microblogging, social networks, and others.
Published in Chapter: Digital Organizations: The Social Business Contribution; From: Achieving Organizational Agility, Intelligence, and Resilience Through Information Systems
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Chapter 9
Applications of Second Life
Software that is designed to facilitate human communications and socialization.
Published in Chapter: Applications of Second Life; From: Handbook of Research on Human Performance and Instructional Technology
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Chapter 20
The Virtual Classroom @ Work
“A group of Web services that are especially connective, such as: blogs, wikis, trackback, podcasting, videoblogs and social networking tools like MySpace and Facebook” ( Alexander, 2006 , p. 33).
Published in Chapter: The Virtual Classroom @ Work; From: Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices
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Chapter 8
Managing the Presence and Digital Identity of the Researchers in a Distance Learning Community: Some Impacts
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Chapter 172
A Security Framework for E-Marketplace Participation
Software for a certain class of information systems that support the creation of virtual communities.
Published in Chapter: A Security Framework for E-Marketplace Participation; From: Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Second Edition
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Chapter 28
On Using Wiki as a Tool for Collaborative Online Blended Learning
software that encourages participation and collaboration, e.g. wikis and blogs
Published in Chapter: On Using Wiki as a Tool for Collaborative Online Blended Learning; From: Handbook of Research on Web 2.0, 3.0, and X.0: Technologies, Business, and Social Applications
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Chapter 34
The Role of Information Technology for Knowledge Exchange amongst Healthcare Stakeholders
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Chapter 99
Managing Customer Knowledge with Social Software
Is normally referred as a range of web-based software programs that allow users to interact and share data, information, and knowledge with each other.
Published in Chapter: Managing Customer Knowledge with Social Software; From: Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, Second Edition
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Chapter 13
Promoting Digital Competences through Social Software: A Case Study at the Rovira i Virgili University
Software that allows the creation of communities and resources in which individuals come together to learn, collaborate and build knowledge. It is also known as Web 2.0 and it supports social interaction and collaborative learning. Current typical examples include Flickr® and YouTube™ –as audiovisual social software.
Published in Chapter: Promoting Digital Competences through Social Software: A Case Study at the Rovira i Virgili University; From: Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technologies and Adult Education Integration
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Chapter 3
Smart Communities: Promoting Scientific Publications Through Academic Social Networks
Consists of all applications that exist on the internet the concept of Web 2.0.
Published in Chapter: Smart Communities: Promoting Scientific Publications Through Academic Social Networks; From: Open and Social Learning in Impact Communities and Smart Territories
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Chapter 144
New Technology for Empowering Virtual Communities
(also referred to as social networking software) is a broad category of Internet applications for connecting individuals and forming virtual communities using various forms of computer-mediated communication.
Published in Chapter: New Technology for Empowering Virtual Communities; From: Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Second Edition
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Chapter 542
Self-Organization in Social Software for Learning
Software in which the group is a distinct entity within the system.
Published in Chapter: Self-Organization in Social Software for Learning; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 5
Social Technologies and the Digital Commons
The term came out of the nexus between cultural and social activism, art and tactical media, and was originally used to designate software that came into being through an extended dialogue between programmers and communities of users, ensuring that the software was responsive to user needs. The phrase no longer carries the same import, as it is now applied to software-assisted social networking platforms such as MySpace.
Published in Chapter: Social Technologies and the Digital Commons; From: Handbook of Research on Open Source Software: Technological, Economic, and Social Perspectives
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Chapter 44
Social Software for Customer Knowledge Management
Social software refers to a range of web-based software programs that allow users to interact and share data, information, and knowledge with each other.
Published in Chapter: Social Software for Customer Knowledge Management; From: Handbook of Research on Social Interaction Technologies and Collaboration Software: Concepts and Trends
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