Analysis and Visualisation of Semantic wikis as Cooperative Spaces: Social Network Analysis - Softcover

Mugabe, Crispen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3639181875 ISBN 13: 9783639181876

Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009

Synopsis

The proliferation of collaboration technologies and the www has led to the development of global networks with spatially distributed actors interacting synchronously or asynchronously in virtual spaces. The spatial and timely distribution of the interacting actors results in lack of awareness. Not only are some actors not aware of the existence and nature of interactions between actors but also the existence of interaction rooms on the internet operating as groups of social networks. In the multitude of collaboration technologies available to date wikis have established themselves as technologies for collective article editing reaching the highest levels of popularity with the online open encyclopedia wikipedia. Their proliferation in both the corporate and the research world where globally distributed teams contribute to articles relating to topics of interest. The contributions have developed beyond being simple contributions to being outright interactions within the discussion pages.This book addresses these social networks and an exemplary implementation.

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About the Author

Crispen Tendayi Mugabe, Dipl.-Ing. Studied Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Currently Research Assistant at Steinheim-Institut, Duisburg

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639181875
• ISBN 13: 9783639181876
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 84