Title :
Guest Editors´ Introduction: Social Networks and Social Networking
Author :
Churchill, Elizabeth F. ; Halverson, Christine A.
Author_Institution :
Palo Alto Research Center
Abstract :
This issue´s theme includes three articles on research activities that have drawn on ideas from social networking to drive innovative designs. The focus covers the design, development, and study of social technologies at the level of individuals, groups, and organizations. Although the tools described here are all intended for individuals, each article highlights how new technologies and technical competencies will further push our understanding of human social-networking drives and desires.
Keywords :
Internet communication; social connections; social networks; social-networkanalysis; sociograms; Earth; IP networks; Information analysis; Jacobian matrices; Mathematical model; Mathematics; Production facilities; Psychology; Social network services; Telephony; Internet communication; social connections; social networks; social-networkanalysis; sociograms;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2005.103
