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Tracing the Evolution of Social Software

Posted by michael on from the alacrity-fitzhugh dept.

ChristopherRayAllen writes "I have just posted an article on the history of terminology associated with collaboration software in my Life With Alacrity blog: The term 'social software', which is now used to define software that supports group interaction, has only become relatively popular within the last two or more years. However, the core ideas of social software itself enjoy a much longer history, running back to Vannevar Bush's ideas about 'memex' in 1945, and traveling through terms such as Augmentation, Groupware, and CSCW in the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. By examining the many terms used to describe today's 'social software' we can also explore the origins of social software itself, and see how a very real life cycle centers around the use of technical terminology."

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  1. Is it really social software... by Bobdoer · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...if it won't bake cookies, make some lemonade and chat on the front porch?

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    EVERYDAY IS CATURDAY
  2. Personally I like anti-social software. by yecrom2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Like the old saying goes:
    "Unix is very user friendly. It just picks it's friends very carefully."

    m.

  3. Re:Slashdot personalized story title filter featur by UserGoogol · · Score: 2, Funny

    Real Life, eh?

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    "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity." -- Hanlon's Razor
  4. Too bad... by gregarican · · Score: 3, Funny

    that this newly hyped buzzword isn't attracting a lot of collaboration based on the message threads here. Perhaps it's not robust and scalable enough to exist as a clicks-and-mortar bleeding edge institution.

    Sheesh. I think I'll start blogging about TPS reports to see what recoginition I'll get...