TY  - BOOK
AU  - Donelan,Helen
AU  - Kear,Karen
AU  - Ramage,Magnus
TI  - Online Communication and Collaboration: A Reader
SN  - 9780415564786
PY  - 2012///
CY  - London
PB  - Taylor and Francis
KW  - Computer networks -- Social aspects
KW  - Internet -- Social aspects
KW  - Interpersonal communication
KW  - Interpersonal relations
KW  - Social sciences
N1  - Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on editors; Introduction; Part I: Working in groups; Introduction to Part I; 1. Who does what? Structure and communication; 2. Studies of group behaviour; 3. Managing computer-supported collaboration; 4. Collaboration via online discussion forums: issues and approaches; Part II: Collaborative technologies; Introduction to Part II; 5. Groupware and computer-supported cooperative work; 6. The intellectual challenge of CSCW: the gap between social requirements and technical feasibility; 7. Evaluating collaborative technologies - a simple methodPart III: Wikis and instant messaging; Introduction to Part III; 8. Asynchronous and synchronous communication technologies; 9. Wikis: \'from each according to his knowledge\'; 10. Interaction and outeraction: instant messaging in action; Part IV: Online collaboration in action; Introduction to Part IV; 11. Essence of distributed work: the case of the Linux kernel; Part V: Online communities; Introduction to Part V; 12. The heart of the WELL; 13. Research speaks to practice: interpersonal communication; 14. Communities of practice - real and virtualPart VI: Virtual worlds; Introduction to Part VI; 15. Mudding: social phenomena in text-based virtual realities; 16. The changing meaning of play; 17. Players; 18. Everyday Second Life; Part VII: Web 2.0; Introduction to Part VII; 19. What is Web 2.0? Design patterns and business models for the next generation of software; 20. Publish, then filter; 21. The cult of the amateur; Part VIII: Social networking; Introduction to Part VIII; 22. Social network sites: definition, history, and scholarship; Index
N2  - Communication and collaboration via the Internet has risen to great prominence in recent years, especially with the rise of social networking, Web 2.0 and virtual worlds. Many interesting and worthwhile studies have been conducted on the technology involved and the way it is used and shaped by its user communities. From some of the more popular coverage of these interactions, it might be thought that these are new phenomena. However, they draw on a rich heritage of technologies and interactions.Online communication and collaboration presents a very timely set of articles that cover a range of
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