Social Web

Social Web

Introduction

The social web includes services that set the trend in the form of digital data, in this case it is important to define what the Internet, understand the network of networks exists that enable services such as web, web 2.0. The so-called social web, then, refers to: Smart bot, collective intelligence, business models, lightweight, folksonomy, tags, software and social computing, citizen journalism, CMS, LMS (Learning Management System) (Alessio, Signorini, 2009).

History

In 1955, the term "Social Web" appears in the writings of the author C. Krey in Test History and the Social Web published by the presses of the University of Minnesota. In the early 1990s, the ideas associated with this concept were also used on-line systems used to support social interactions such as virtual communities or MUD (or Multi-User Dungeon, which are role-playing games online multi-user). In 1998, the term "Social Web" was used in an article by Peter Hoschka describing the transition from use of computers and the web as simple collaboration tools for use of the computer as a social medium: From Basic Groupware to the Social Web (that is to say: "From simple group work at the Social Web"). In July 2004 this term was also used in an article describing use of XDI (XRI Data Interchange - a technical exchange of information) that may occur as part of the design of more social web applications. Finally, from 2005, this concept has also been a very important development with the arrival of Web 2.0, with which it is closely related, because of the importance that is given to the participation of individuals (Alessio, Signorini, 2009).

Thesis Statement

Social Webs are social structures composed of groups of people, which are connected by one or more types of relationships such as friendship, kinship, common interests and shared knowledge, through the use of World Wide Web.

Discussion

Critical Analysis

Social Webs are social structures composed of groups of people, which are connected by one or more types of relationships such as friendship, kinship, common interests and shared knowledge. Social Web analysis examines the social structure by applying the Graph Theory and identifying the entities as "nodes" or "vertices" and relationships as "links" or "edges". The structure of the graph result is often very complex. As mentioned, there may be many types of links between nodes. Multidisciplinary research has shown that Social Webs operate on many levels, from family relationships to relationships statewide organizations (in this case we speak of policy networks), playing a critical role in determining the political agenda and the degree to which individuals or organizations reach their goals or are influenced (Boulos, Maged, Antonio, Sanfilippo, Courtney, Corley, Wheeler, 2010).

In its simplest form, a Social Web is a map of all relevant links between all nodes studied. We speak here of networks "socio centric" or "complete." Another option is to identify the network that surrounds a person (in different social contexts in which it interacts), in which case we speak of "personal network". The Social Web can also be used to measure ...