Web 2.0: A Social Informatics Perspective

This position paper argues that the Web 2.0 phenomenon is an important object of study for information systems research, and that a social informatics approach to understanding Web 2.0 is particularly relevant and useful. We discuss Wikipedia as an example of empirical research on Web 2.0 that can h...

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Main Authors: Allen, Jonathan P., Rosenbaum, Howard, Shachaf, Pnina
Language:en
Published: 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105359
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spelling ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-1053592015-10-23T04:23:04Z Web 2.0: A Social Informatics Perspective Allen, Jonathan P. Rosenbaum, Howard Shachaf, Pnina Allen, Jonathan P. Rosenbaum, Howard Shachaf, Pnina World Wide Web Social Informatics Hypertext and Hypermedia Information Systems This position paper argues that the Web 2.0 phenomenon is an important object of study for information systems research, and that a social informatics approach to understanding Web 2.0 is particularly relevant and useful. We discuss Wikipedia as an example of empirical research on Web 2.0 that can help bridge the divide between academic and popular discourse on new technology movements. 2007 Proceedings Web 2.0: A Social Informatics Perspective 2007, http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105359 en
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topic World Wide Web
Social Informatics
Hypertext and Hypermedia
Information Systems
spellingShingle World Wide Web
Social Informatics
Hypertext and Hypermedia
Information Systems
Allen, Jonathan P.
Rosenbaum, Howard
Shachaf, Pnina
Web 2.0: A Social Informatics Perspective
description This position paper argues that the Web 2.0 phenomenon is an important object of study for information systems research, and that a social informatics approach to understanding Web 2.0 is particularly relevant and useful. We discuss Wikipedia as an example of empirical research on Web 2.0 that can help bridge the divide between academic and popular discourse on new technology movements.
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