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social computing
An umbrella term for communications and collaboration via the Internet. Key concepts are user feedback, multiuser interaction and information sharing. Social computing includes wikis, blogs,...
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Definition: social computing
An umbrella term for communications and collaboration via the Internet. Key concepts are user feedback, multiuser interaction and information sharing. Social computing includes wikis, blogs, user-generated content, multiplayer gaming, Twitter and social networking sites. See Web 2.0 and social networking site.
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