Society on the Web

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Thelwall
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Link Analysis ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Government Information ◽  
News Websites ◽  
The Social ◽  
Web Use ◽  
The Web

This chapter, which argues that the structure of the Web reflects the offline world, making it a valuable lens for exploring society, introduces the theories and issues which make general observations about the Web and then provides examples of investigations into particular topics, such as academic web use. The Web offers unique entrée to free information from Wikipedia to news websites and from government information portals to search engines. Moreover, the two broad approaches to investigating society on the Web are reported, which are based around link analysis and Web 2.0 investigations. Web 2.0 has spawned broad research to probe its effect on several aspects of society. The publishing of personal information on the Web, particularly on the social web, appears likely to continue and expand.

scholarly journals An empirical study of professional translators’ attitudes, use and awareness of Web 2.0 technologies, and implications for the adoption of emerging technologies and trends

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Gough
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Web 2.0 Technologies ◽  
Underlying Factor ◽  
Collaborative Tools ◽  
Collaborative Processes ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Web

This questionnaire-based study was conducted as a part of an MA Dissertation in the summer of 2010 (Gough, 2010a). It examines the trends within the translation industry which have developed in response to the evolution of the Web from Web 1.0 (the information web) to Web 2.0 (the social web) and places professional translators against the backdrop of these trends. The developments based on the principles of sharing, openness and collaboration associated with Web 2.0 can be seen as affecting the tools used by translators and the processes in which they engage. This study examines professional translators’ awareness and perception of the new open, collaborative tools and processes and the degree of tools usage and process participation. The key findings of this study highlight translators’ vague awareness and insufficient understanding of these trends, marginal use of the open tools and little engagement in the collaborative processes. The underlying factor determining translators’ awareness, perception and the use of these tools and processes is their attitude towards adopting new technologies, with an indication that professionals with innovative attitudes are more inclined to embrace the new trends and developments.

Comments on Greenhow, Robelia, and Hughes: Toward a Creative Social Web for Learners and Teachers

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 274-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianwei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Teacher Learning ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Community Knowledge ◽  
Design Based Research ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Collaborative Creativity ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Web

This article commenting on Greenhow, Robelia, and Hughes (2009) examines the potential strengths and weaknesses of Web 2.0 in supporting student collaborative creativity in light of sociocultural conditions of knowledge creation. Weaknesses and challenges are identified related to the embedded and dispersed representation of community knowledge, weak commitment and support to sustained progress, judging of contributions on the basis of popularity instead of advancement, and the conflict between the chaotic emergent Web and rigidly organized schooling. Discussion is extended to the use of the Web for supporting teacher learning and innovation. Research questions are identified calling for design-based research to advance both pedagogy and technology design.

Use and Participation in Virtual Social Networks

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Margherita Pagani ◽  
Charles F. Hofacker
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Network Externalities ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The Social

Managers are increasingly interested in the social web, as it provides numerous opportunities for strengthening and expanding relationships with customers, but the network processes that lead to these user-based assets are poorly understood. In this paper, the authors explore factors influencing use and participation in virtual social networks. They also discuss unusual drivers and inhibitors present with virtual social networks—highlighted by the presence of positive network externalities and fears that the content will be misused. The authors offer hypotheses stemming from a model of how these factors work together, test the model with a dataset collected from two different virtual social networks, and discuss the implications of this work. The findings offer managers insights on how to nurture Web 2.0 processes.

Establishing the Credibility of Social Web Applications

2011 ◽  
pp. 1432-1437
Author(s):  
Pankaj Kamthan
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Web ◽  
The People ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Web

In recent years, there has been a steady shift in the nature of Web applications. The vehicle of this transition of Web applications is us, the people. The ability to post photographs or videos, exchange music snippets with peers, and annotate a piece of information, are but a few exemplars of this phenomenon. Indeed, the pseudonym Web 2.0 (O’Reilly, 2005) has been used to describe the apparent “socialization” of the Web. In spite of the significant prospects offered by humancentric Web applications, the mere fact that virtually anyone can set up such applications claiming to sell products and services or upload/post unscrutinized information on a topic as being “definitive,” raises the issues of credibility from a consumers’ viewpoint. Therefore, establishing credibility is essential for an organization’s reputation and for building consumers’ trust. The rest of the article is organized as follows. We first provide the background necessary for later discussion. This is followed by the introduction of a framework within which different types of credibility in the context of human-centric Web applications can be systematically addressed and thereby improved. Next, challenges and directions for future research are outlined. Finally, concluding remarks are given.

Trends in the social and interpersonal relations of young people and digital natives in the Web 2.0

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Núñez-Gómez ◽  
María-Luisa García-Guardia ◽  
Lourdes-Ainhoa Hermida-Ayala
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Web

The Externalities of Search 2.0: The Emerging Privacy Threats when the Drive for the Perfect Search Engine meets Web 2.0

First Monday ◽  
2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Zimmer
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Search Engine ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Web Search ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Informational Privacy ◽  
Capture Process ◽  
Privacy Threats ◽  
Intellectual Activities

Web search engines have emerged as a ubiquitous and vital tool for the successful navigation of the growing online informational sphere. As Google puts it, the goal is to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful" and to create the "perfect search engine" that provides only intuitive, personalized, and relevant results. Meanwhile, the so-called Web 2.0 phenomenon has blossomed based, largely, on the faith in the power of the networked masses to capture, process, and mashup one's personal information flows in order to make them more useful, social, and meaningful. The (inevitable) combining of Google's suite of information-seeking products with Web 2.0 infrastructures -- what I call Search 2.0 -- intends to capture the best of both technical systems for the touted benefit of users. By capturing the information flowing across Web 2.0, search engines can better predict users' needs and wants, and deliver more relevant and meaningful results. While intended to enhance mobility in the online sphere, this paper argues that the drive for Search 2.0 necessarily requires the widespread monitoring and aggregation of a users' online personal and intellectual activities, bringing with it particular externalities, such as threats to informational privacy while online.

Scientometrics 2.0: New metrics of scholarly impact on the social Web

First Monday ◽  
2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Priem ◽  
Bradely H. Hemminger
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Social Bookmarking ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Comprehensive List ◽  
Potential Value ◽  
Scholarly Impact ◽  
The Social

The growing flood of scholarly literature is exposing the weaknesses of current, citation-based methods of evaluating and filtering articles. A novel and promising approach is to examine the use and citation of articles in a new forum: Web 2.0 services like social bookmarking and microblogging. Metrics based on this data could build a “Scientometics 2.0,” supporting richer and more timely pictures of articles' impact. This paper develops the most comprehensive list of these services to date, assessing the potential value and availability of data from each. We also suggest the next steps toward building and validating metrics drawn from the social Web.

scholarly journals A Linked Data approach to evaluate Open Education Resources

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
Davide Taibi ◽  
Giovanni Fulantelli ◽  
Stefan Dietze ◽  
Besnik Fetahu
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Linked Data ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Online Resources ◽  
Open Education ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Education Resources ◽  
The Social ◽  
Open Education Resources ◽  
The Web

The social environments based on the Web 2.0 paradigm have modified the way people behave on the Web. One of the direct consequences of this change is that the amount of online resources produced and shared by users has increased considerably. Amongst them, it is possible to find materials that can be exploited for educational purposes. For example, YouTube, Flickr, Slideshare, more and more often collect resources that can be used in educational contexts. In this scenario, finding methods to support the evaluation of the educational relevance of online resources is becoming one of the greatest challenges faced by the educational technologists today. In this paper we propose an approach for the evaluation of the relevance of educational resources based on recent advancements of Linked Open Data.

scholarly journals Excava(c)tion in Vignale. Archaeology on stage, archaeology on the Web

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Costa ◽  
Francesco Ripanti
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Archaeological Excavation ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Guided Tours ◽  
The Web ◽  
Potential Integration

As an orchestra or a rock star, archaeologists have their audience too. This paper wants to highlight an integrated approach between fieldwork, its account and its dissemination to the public in different ways, including social media. This potential integration has come to life in the 2011 excavation of the Roman mansio of Vignale (Italy) and it has been named “Excava(c)tion”. It doesn’t mean a new way of digging but another way of approaching the excavation, an approach integrated toward and with the public, both on site and on the social Web. “Excava(c)tion” conceives the site as a stage and digging as a performance, through a continuous dialogue between archaeologists and the public. Archaeologists share their work in the form of guided tours (live, theatrical-like performances), communicative diaries and videos (edited, motion-picture performances) and on a blog (www.uominiecoseavignale.it). They receive back comments and oral accounts from the local community about the main themes of common interest. “Excava(c)tion” means engagement both of archaeologists and the public in the pursuit of a global multivocality during archaeological excavation.

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