Web 2.0: A Social Informatics Perspective

Allen, Jonathan P. and Rosenbaum, Howard and Shachaf, Pnina (2007) Web 2.0: A Social Informatics Perspective. In Proceedings Thirteen Americas Conference on Information Systems, Keystone, CO.

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Abstract

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.

EPrint Type:	Conference Paper
Keywords:	Web 2.0, social informatics, computerization movements, Wikipedia
Subjects:	World Wide Web Social Informatics Hypertext and Hypermedia Information Systems
ID Code:	2116
Deposited On:	11 December 2007
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