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How the model of social software

Following the progress of the wiki, after having inserted and posted the links for the items, the next step was to develop the subject itself with those links. For this we have divided into small groups and each group has been responsible for a specific topic.

I’ve taken care of two paragraphs of item 6, along with Ana Garcia and Lydia Calvino. We have formed a good team from the beginning and worked quickly and efficiently, as I expected.

Each of us has got their work in their share of the wiki, for once it all, unify and shape thus constituting the entire subject in a coherent and consistent. This is already done for some days, not like the other fellow will but I can say that my group has already ended. The points which I was responsible I have been as follows (under item 6)

3. What is social software?
Throughout our history, communication patterns that underlie the basic processes of our societies have been moving almost “parallel” to the technological development of the same, from one-way models and overcrowded (editorial) information exchange, through models of mass distribution of information (mass media), up to more personalized exchange patterns in which the person ceases to be a mere spectator of the construction of knowledge, to become a principal actor and star of the same (always tailored to your wishes and possibilities).

With all the advances that have been reached with the New Technologies of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Web 2.0, etc. Has emerged one of the most defining characteristics of this process of technological evolution.

We meet the Social Software, this refers to a number of applications seeking to extend the possibilities of communication and connection between people and enable e-mail or instant messaging systems. The first social software was the mailing lists that allow connecting to many people simultaneously and MUDs, which enabled many Internet users, participate in the same game. What has changed from these early applications is that social software is now available to anyone, whether or not a specialist.

Encompasses a set of communication tools that facilitate interaction and collaboration through social conventions. These tools encompass email, listserv, Usenet newsgroups, IRC, instant messaging, web logs, wikis, social aggregators, social bookmarking, folksonomy, and any other type of virtual community network. This is software that connects to a number of people in order to facilitate the flow of information (calendars, files, messages) and the realization of joint projects between them.

“Social Software” is a metaphor that refers to methods of organization that promote the integration of people, information, labor and technology (PITT) in a constructive, in order to provide top quality service, regardless the scope. With Web 2.0 and Social Media, the latest developments in the field are impressive and decisive.