1st Edition
Online Communication and Collaboration A Reader
304 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
304 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
Communication and collaboration via the Internet has risen to great prominence in recent years, especially with the rise of social networking, Web 2.0 and virtual worlds. Many interesting and worthwhile studies have been conducted on the technology involved and the way it is used and shaped by its user communities. From some of the more popular coverage of these interactions, it might be thought... Read more
Selected Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Working in Groups Introduction to Part 1. 1. Who does what? Structure and Communication Peter Hartley 2. Studies of Group Behaviour David Jaques & Gilly Salmon 3. Managing Computer-supported Collaboration Geoffrey Einon 4. Collaboration via Online Discussion Forums: Issues and Approaches Karen Kear Part 2: Collaborative Technologies Introduction to Part 2. 5. Groupware and Computer-supported Cooperative Work Gary M. Olson & Judith S. Olson 6. The Intellectual Challenge of CSCW: The Gap between Social Requirements and technical feasibility Mark S. Ackerman 7. Evaluating Collaborative Technologies – A Simple Method Magnus Ramage Part 3: Wikis and Instant Messaging Introduction to Part 3. 8. Asynchronous and Synchronous Communication Technologies Helen Donelan 9. Wikis: ‘From Each According to his Knowledge’ Daniel E. O’Leary 10. Interaction and Outeraction: Instant Messaging in Action Bonnie A. Nardi, Steve Whittaker & Erin Bradner Part 4: Online Collaboration in Action Introduction to Part 4. 11. Essence of Distributed Work: The Case of the Linux Kernel Jae Yun Moon and Lee Sproull Part 5: Online Communities Introduction to Part 5. 12. The Heart of the WELL Howard Rheingold 13. Research Speaks to Practice: Interpersonal Communication Jenny Preece 14. Communities of Practice – Real and Virtual Magnus Ramage Part 6: Virtual Worlds Introduction to Part 6. 15. Mudding: Social Phenomena in Text-based Virtual Realities Pavel Curtis 16. The Changing Meaning of Play Edward Castronova 17. Players Richard Bartle 18. Everyday Second Life Tom Boellstorff Part 7: Web 2.0 Introduction to Part 7. 19. What is Web 2.0? Tim O’Reilly 20. Publish, then Filter Clay Shirky 21. The Cult of the Amateur Andrew Keen Part 8: Social Networking Introduction to Part 8. 22. Social Network Sites: Definition, History and Scholarship danah m. boyd and Nicole B. Ellison
Biography
Helen Donelan, Karen Kear and Magnus Ramage have long experience in researching and teaching this field, and are all Lecturers or Senior Lecturers in the Communication and Systems Department at the Open University, UK.
