CTIN 511: Social Software, Theory and Practice

Leonard Lin

This presentation is a brief introduction describing the emerging class of software collectively labeled 'social software,' examining several implementations, and also taking a look at where this might be leading.

Presentation

Next-Generation Distributed Social Software Networks: Designs and Applications
A presentation on designing (and reasoning behind) a distributed (decentralized) social network concentrating on infrastructure and development
Social Software, Theory and Practice

A brief overview of "Social Software"

Articles/References

Danah Boyd: Publications, Installations, Presentations and Workshop Papers
Includes several excellent publications, specifically on the issues of identity and interaction within digitally mediated spaces
Faceted Id/entity: Managing representation in a digital world
Danah Boyd's MIT master's thesis; see also SecureId
Stewart on Social Software, 3/2003
My working definition of social software..., Tom Coates, 5/2003
Tom Coates' discussion on social software
Historical Roots of Social Software, Howard Rheingold, 5/2003
Darwin Magazine: Are You Ready for Social Software?, Stowe Boyd, 5/2003
Mindjack: Taste Tribes, Joshua Ellis, 5/2003
Communities, Audiences, and Scale, Clay Shirky, 4/2002
Shirky argues that while the Internet as a medium can scale, our ability to function socially does not, inevitably transforming bi-directional community into uni-directional audiences (which don't have problems scaling). While in many ways true, there are ways being explored, specifically in the realm of 'social software' to help alleviate the scaling problem.
Social Currency, Douglas Ruskoff, 2001
Take any well-branded cereal, for instance -- one of those packages of sugar-coated corn meal with a recognizable cartoon character mascot on the box. What's the content there: the cereal, or the cartoon character? Is the animal cartoon a communicator of the product's brand image, or is the food itself merely a medium through which the character is communicated? It's a tricky distinction.
Permalinks and trackback are the key to the semantic web, David Galbraith
a.whole: Upcoming.org
Matt talks about what's different about Upcoming.org
Social Software Mind Map
Tom Smith creates a diagram of behaviors and interactions

Resources/Reading List

Many-to-Many
A group weblog on social software. Regular authors include Clay Shirky, Liz Lawley, Ross Mayfield, and Sébastien Paquet
connected selves
Danah Boyd's blog tracking the digital discussions and recording her own thoughts on digital social networks
Ross Mayfield's Weblog: Markets, Technology & Musings
Joi Ito's Web
Smart Mobs
Seb's Open Research
Marc's Voice

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