• DocumentCode
    1375879
  • Title

    New Missions for a Sociotechnical Infrastructure

  • Author

    Olson, Gary ; Mark, Gloria ; Churchill, Elizabeth ; Rotman, Dana

  • Author_Institution
    Inf. Dept., Univ. of California, Irvine, CA, USA
  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    37
  • Lastpage
    43
  • Abstract
    The paper mentions that social media technologies that began as discretionary and playful have the potential to transform national issues including healthcare, the environment, and media literacy. These loftier goals require a closer look at challenges such as privacy and the ethical use of technology.
  • Keywords
    data privacy; ethical aspects; social networking (online); environment issue; ethical use; healthcare issue; media literacy issue; privacy issue; social media technology; sociotechnical infrastructure; Cultural differences; Education; Government; Joining processes; Media; Medical services; Social network services;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2010.321
  • Filename
    5632034