Sunday, 18 January 2009

Social software….what is it?

Social software encompasses a range of software systems that allow users to interact and share data. Social sites have grown from this often including applications which share characteristics like open APIs, service oriented design, and the ability to upload data and media.

Types of social software include:

Blogs
Clipping
Instant messaging
Interenet forums
e-learning
Multiplayer online games
Media sharing
Media cataloging
Personals
Social cataloging
Social networks
Virtual worlds
Wikis

The types of social software I am likely to produce would be either media sharing, blogs or social networks. Following in the steps of Flikr, Facebook and Blogger.

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