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.
Topics Covered
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