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Social Computing: From Social Informatics to Social Intelligence

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Kathleen M. Carley,

Daniel Zeng, and

Wenji MaoAuthors Info & Claims

IEEE Intelligent Systems, Volume 22, Issue 2

Pages 79 - 83

https://doi.org/10.1109/MIS.2007.41

Published: 01 March 2007 Publication History

Abstract

Social computing has become a hot topic attracting broad interest from not only researchers but also technologists, software and online game vendors, Web entrepreneurs, business strategists, political analysts, and digital government practitioners, to name a few. This article discusses social computing's theoretical, methodological, and technological underpinnings; reviews major application areas; and raises key research issues.

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March 2007

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