Social Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (4 Volumes)

Social Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (4 Volumes)

Subhasish Dasgupta
Release Date: November, 2009|Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 2719
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-984-7
ISBN13: 9781605669847|ISBN10: 1605669849|EISBN13: 9781605669854
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With an increasing accessibility to social networking tools, the development of Web 2.0, and the emergence of virtual worlds, social computing crosses cultural boundaries to join people in the digital landscape.

Social Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications uncovers the growing and expanding phenomenon of human behavior, social constructs, and communication in online environments. This multiple volume publication presents the latest research on social change, evolving networks, media, and interaction with technology to offer audiences a comprehensive view of the impact of social computing on the way cultures think, act, and exchange information.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Blogs
  • Communication Tools
  • Computer-Mediated Communication
  • Cultural norms based on digital interaction
  • Cyber Culture
  • Diffusion of e-dating
  • Digital Literacy
  • E-Politics
  • Human interaction with simulated reality
  • Interaction in Digital Environments
  • Knowledge Sharing
  • Online Behavior
  • Online Communities
  • Online Gaming
  • Online Identity
  • Podcasts
  • Social aspects of Web 2.0
  • Social Bookmarking
  • Social computing in practice
  • Social computing technologies
  • Social effects of electronic media
  • Social Interaction
  • Social media and information discovery
  • Social Networking
  • Trust in online environments
  • Virtual Worlds
  • Wikis
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This reference work presents the latest research on social change, evolving networks, media, and interaction with technology to offer audiences a comprehensive view of the impact of social computing on the way cultures think, act, and exchange information.

– S.G. Marvin, West Chester University. Choice 2010.
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Subhasish Dasgupta is an associate professor of information systems in the School of Business, George Washington University. Dasgupta received his PhD from Baruch College, The City University of New York (CUNY). He received both his MBA and BS from the University of Calcutta (India). He has published his research in refereed journals such as Decision Support Systems, the European Journal of Information System, the Journal of Global Information Management, the Electronic Markets Journal, and the Simulation and Gaming Journal. Dasgupta has published two edited books, Internet and Intranet Technologies in Organizations and Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies. He has also presented his research in major regional, national, and international conferences.
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Editor-in-Chief:
  • Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, DBA, Editor-in-Chief, Contemporary Research in Information Science and Technology, Book Series

    Associate Editors:

  • Steve Clarke, University of Hull, UK
  • Murray E. Jennex, San Diego State University, USA
  • Annie Becker, Florida Institute of Technology USA
  • Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko, University of Tampere, Finland

    Editorial Advisory Board

  • Sherif Kamel, American University in Cairo, Egypt
  • In Lee, Western Illinois University, USA
  • Jerzy Kisielnicki, Warsaw University, Poland
  • Keng Siau, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
  • Amar Gupta, Arizona University, USA
  • Craig van Slyke, University of Central Florida, USA
  • John Wang, Montclair State University, USA
  • Vishanth Weerakkody, Brunel University, UK