Title : 
Motivations for Social Computing
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Organizations trying to leverage the social computing phenomenon in their enterprises must motivate knowledge workers to contribute and share knowledge. A new framework for designing interfaces helps determine which features will motivate users to contribute.
         
        
            Keywords : 
knowledge management; social networking (online); knowledge sharing; knowledge worker; social computing phenomenon; Interface states; Knowledge management; Organizations; Personnel; Social network services; User centered design; Keywords: Social computing; Web 2.0; design; information technology; interactivity;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
IT Professional
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MITP.2011.65