• DocumentCode
    3583117
  • Title

    Social interfaces: Tthe future of user assistance

  • Author

    DeLoach, Scott

  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1998
  • Firstpage
    31
  • Lastpage
    32
  • Abstract
    Microsoft Bob, Apple\´s Knowledge Navigator, "Clippie" the Microsoft Office Assistant, and 2001\´s HAL computer: four examples that offer very diferent insights into the potential of social interfaces. Social interfaces seem to ofler an incredible opportunity for online user assistance and may be the future of user assistance. However, creating successful social interfaces could require large-scale changes in how we work and who we are.
  • Keywords
    Collaborative software; Computer interfaces; Documentation; Electronic mail; Industrial training; Large-scale systems; Navigation; Professional communication; Programming profession; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Professional Communication Conference, 1998. IPCC 98. Proceedings. 1998 IEEE International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4890-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPCC.1998.726969
  • Filename
    726969