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.

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.

scholarly journals How the Internet of Things Changes Everything

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Kate Carruthers
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Potential Value ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Convergence Of Technologies

In many ways the Internet of Things will change everything, as devices and software mesh and become part of the connected fabric of the Internet. This article explores the context and potential offered by the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT). It provides an overview of this next phase of the digital revolution that is underpinned by the growth of the social web, web 2.0, and the convergence of technologies such as mobile and ubiquitous broadband. This article also attempts to provide some insight into the potential value of the Internet of Things market in the future. The opportunities offered by the Internet of Things also raise serious questions about privacy and security in a connected world. As Umair Haque noted recently: “At some point, we should all question the value of an internet that objectifies you, tracks you, and polices you...without your consent.” (Haque 2014)

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.

“If Many Were Involved”

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 20-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Gray ◽  
Matt Carter
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Social Bookmarking ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
Potential Value ◽  
Project Outcomes ◽  
Actual Participation

There is interest amongst educators in engaging university students in learning communities through social web technologies. Asking students to create and share content through social bookmarking is often suggested. However there are few evidence-based evaluations of actual implementations of social bookmarking. This paper reports on one implementation, comparing the rationale for the learning activity from a teaching perspective with an interpretation of project outcomes from students’ perspectives. The authors found that despite students understanding the potential value of participation in this activity, it didn’t translate into actual participation. The authors explain this outcome by recognising students as rationally self-interested actors who find themselves in a ‘prisoner’s dilemma,’ using a concept from game theory. This analysis supports the authors’ conclusion that efforts to engage students must be directed to encouraging their belief that all students will participate.

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