Social Web Studies

Es besteht das Bedürfnis von Seiten der Jugendlichen, sich mit Eltern und Lehrern über die Möglichkeiten und Problem des Internet auszutauschen, doch v.a. in der Schule werden diese Themen so gut wie nie angesprochen.

Editor:  Steve Woolgar Publisher:  Oxford University Press, 2002

As the Web passes through its first decade of widespread use, we still know surprisingly little about these complex technical and social mechanisms. We have only scratched the surface of what could be realized with deeper scientific investigation into its design, operation and impact on society. Robust technical design, innovative business decisions, and sound public policy judgment all require that we are aware of the complex interactions between technology and society. We call this awareness Web Science: the science and engineering of this massive system for the common good.[10] In order to galvanize Web Science research and education efforts, MIT and the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom have created the Web Science Research Initiative.

FriendFeed is not a lifestream aggregator anymore (at least to me and hundreds of others), it is the perfect platform for sharing and discussing content with groups focused on a specific topic. It is Forums 2.0, if you will and it is precisely what the social web, even with gods like Facebook, Digg, YouTube, and Flickr, are severely lacking

we chose to focus on the effects of a new model for online social networking: a unified social network that, as a service, provides social data to many other applications

Die größte Online-Community für Jugendliche heißt Piczo. Weltweit tummeln sich dort 28 Millionen Mitglieder.