Social computing

Not to be confused with Computational social science.

Social computing refers to the intersection of social behavior and computational systems. It encompasses technologies that enable interaction, collaboration, and collective intelligence through digital platforms. Examples include social media, online communities, collaborative software, and crowdsourcing systems.

Social computing is an area of computer science that is concerned with the intersection of social behavior and computational systems. It is based on creating or fostering existing social conventions and social contexts through the use of software and technology. Blogs, email, instant messaging, social network services, wikis, social bookmarking and other instances of what is often called social software illustrate ideas from social computing. The rise in social computing is attributed to the prevalence of personal devices and increased overall computing power. This enables a growing number of users to participate in sharing content and interact with another.

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