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| + | '''Social software''' refers to applications which facilitate virtual connection and collaboration between people on a network. It is sometimes described succinctly as "connection comes before content." | ||
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| + | The term came into more common usage in late 2002, largely due to [[Clay Shirky]] who organized a "Social Software Summit" in November 2002, having started to use the term in April 2002. Shirky defines social software as "stuff that gets [[spam (electronic)|spam]]med." [http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2005/02/01/tags_run_amok.php] | ||
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[[Bloglines]]<br> | [[Bloglines]]<br> | ||
[[Feedster]]<br> | [[Feedster]]<br> | ||
Revision as of 08:14, 13 April 2005
Social software refers to applications which facilitate virtual connection and collaboration between people on a network. It is sometimes described succinctly as "connection comes before content."
The term came into more common usage in late 2002, largely due to Clay Shirky who organized a "Social Software Summit" in November 2002, having started to use the term in April 2002. Shirky defines social software as "stuff that gets spammed." [1]
Bloglines
Feedster
Flickr
Friendster
Orkutt
Technorati
WordPress
Pages in category "Social Software"
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
