Web 2.0: A Social Informatics Perspective

Allen, Jonathan P.; Rosenbaum, Howard; Shachaf, Pnina

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Allen, Jonathan P.
Rosenbaum, Howard
Shachaf, Pnina

Issue Date

2007

Submitted date

2007-12-11

Keywords

World Wide Web
Social Informatics
Hypertext and Hypermedia
Information Systems

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Web 2.0
Social informatics
Computerization movements
Wikipedia

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Web 2.0: A Social Informatics Perspective 2007,

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http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105228

Abstract

This position paper argues that the Web 2.0 phenomenon is an important object of study for information systems research, and that a social informatics approach to understanding Web 2.0 is particularly relevant and useful. We discuss Wikipedia as an example of empirical research on Web 2.0 that can help bridge the divide between academic and popular discourse on new technology movements.