Social Computing Tools Social Technography
Humans are social
• Interact– Expressions– Gestures– SpokenWord– Wri<enWord
• Sensi=vetothepeoplearound
Humans are social
• Makedecisionsshapedbysocialcontext– Choosingarestaurant– Crossingthestreet
Humans are social “Doingwhatyouwanttodo”“Doingwhatyoudon’twanttodo”“Doingwhatthatothersaredoing”“Doingwhatothersrecommend”“Doingwhatothersdon’tlike”“Doingwhatisacceptablebyeveryone”
“Doingwhatisnotacceptablebyeveryone”
SOCIALBEHAVIOR
COMPUTINGSYSTEMS
SOCIAL
COMPUTING
Social Computing
• Crea=ngorRecrea=ngsocialconven=onsandsocialcontextwiththeuseofsoIwareandtechnology
Social Computing
• Systemscontaincomponentsthatsupportandrepresentsocialconstructs– Iden=ty– Reputa=on– Trust– Accountability– Presence– Socialroles– Ownership
Social Computing Tools
Blog • WebLog‐Usuallymaintainedbyanindividual
• Regularentriesofcommentary,descrip=onsofevents,orothermedia
• Blogosphere– Collec=vecommunityofallblogsisknownastheblogosphere
• BlogSearchEngines• RelatedTerms– Microblog,vlog,linklog,sketchblog,photoblog,tumblelogs
Wiki
• Ongoingprocessofcrea=onandcollabora=on
• Promotesmeaningfultopicassocia=onsbetweendifferentpages
• WikiPage– Asinglepageinawikiwebsite
• TheWiki– En=recollec=onofpages
Wiki
• Hawaiianwordforfast• WhatIKnowIs(backronym)
• WikiWikiWebwasthefirstsitetobecalledawiki‐WardCunningham,1994
• Over10millionar=clesin253languages
Social Networks
• Asocialstructuremadeofindividualsororganiza=onsconnectedthroughspecificgroupsonline
• SocialNetworkingSites
RSS
• ReallySimpleSyndica=on• Webfeedformatsusedtopublishfrequentlyupdatedworks
• "RSSreader,""feedreader,"oran"aggregator,"
• Web‐basedordesktop‐based
RSS Reader
Social Bookmarking
• MethodforInternetuserstostore,organize,search,andmanagebookmarksofwebpagesontheInternet
VOIP
• Aprotocolop=mizedforthetransmissionofvoicethroughtheInternet
• Implementa=onTerms:– IPtelephony,Internettelephony,voiceoverbroadband,broadbandtelephony,andbroadbandphone
Others
• InternetForums• Mul=mediaSharing
• VirtualReality
How do we Participate?
Social Technographics classifiespeopleaccordingto
howtheyusesocialtechnologies(Forrester,2008)
CREATORS
CRITICS
COLLECTORS
JOINERS
SPECTATORS
INACTIVES
Social Technographics Ladder
Write,Publish,Upload,Lead,Collaborate,Share
Comment,Contribute
Subscribe,Favorite,Tag,Vote
Network,MaintainProfiles
Read,Watch,Listen,Browse,Visit
None
CREATORS
CRITICS
COLLECTORS
JOINERS
SPECTATORS
INACTIVES
Social Technographics Ladder
StreamMe!
StoryTeller
RealName
Doe
Peeping
None
ISSUES:Iden%tyReputa%onTrustAccountabilityPresenceSocialrolesOwnership
References: • Wikipediaforsomesimpledefini=ons
• ForresterResearch– h<p://www.marke=ngcharts.com/interac=ve/forrester‐social‐
technographics‐a‐prerequisite‐to‐social‐strategy‐283/
– h<p://www.slideshare.net/jbernoff/social‐technographics‐explained• RossMayfield’sWeblog
– h<p://ross.typepad.com/blog/2007/04/social_technogr.html