Toward a Paradigm Shift in Social Computing: The ACP Approach

In a sense, social computing is a new research field with a long history. Its origins trace back to the beginning of modern computing and landmark work such as Vannevar Bush´s Memex, Douglas Engelbart´s vision for integrating psychology and organizational development with computer technology advances, and J.C.R. Licklider´s emphasis on computers as communication devices, not computing machines. Over the past decades, social software from email to blogs, has fundamentally changed how to live, work and interact with each other.