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* | * ''Social linking platforms''' that mostly just promote links between entries describing persons | ||
* Platforms that promote media-rich webpages and "frieds" that can have various access to contents. The best known example is probably | * '''Social network sites''': Platforms that promote media-rich webpages and "frieds" that can have various access to contents. The best known example is probably Facebook. A variant of these are platforms to create networks, e.g Ning. | ||
Facebook. A variant of these are platforms to create networks, e.g Ning. | |||
== Social network sites == | |||
According to [http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2007/?page_id=28 Danah Boyd], social network sites can be defined through three features: profiles, friends and comments. | |||
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* [http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/social-networking-in-schools-gets-a-boost-from-nsba/ Social Networking in Schools Gets a Boost from NSBA] | * [http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/social-networking-in-schools-gets-a-boost-from-nsba/ Social Networking in Schools Gets a Boost from NSBA] | ||
* [http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/08/07/schoolboards-net-dangers-over-rated-bring-social-networks-to-school/ Schoolboards: net | * [http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/08/07/schoolboards-net-dangers-over-rated-bring-social-networks-to-school/ Schoolboards: net dangerhttp://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2007/?page_id=28s over-rated; bring social networks to school] | ||
== References == | |||
* Boyd, Danah (2007). [http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2007/?page_id=28 Social Network Sites: Public, Private, or What?], ''The Knowledge Tree'', 2007. | |||
Revision as of 21:29, 16 December 2007
Definition
In educational technology, social networking refers to the professional or education/pedagogical use of social networking software.
On may distinguish two basic genres:
- Social linking platforms' that mostly just promote links between entries describing persons
- Social network sites: Platforms that promote media-rich webpages and "frieds" that can have various access to contents. The best known example is probably Facebook. A variant of these are platforms to create networks, e.g Ning.
Social network sites
According to Danah Boyd, social network sites can be defined through three features: profiles, friends and comments.
Standards
- FOAF, a RDF standard for linking people (for which various applications exist)
- API standards to script platforms like Facebook and Ning (more details needed plus links to other web 2.0 standards)
Examples of social networking platforms
Examples of linking platforms
- frienster,
- Tribe
- LinkedIn, a friend-of-friend professional network.
- Orkut
- StudiVz - (StudiVZ Wikipedia) Social Networking platform for students.
Example of platforms to promote exchange
- Ning social network platform. "Create Your Own Social Network for Anything". This is quite interesting, also more interested in web 2.0 standardization efforts than Facebook
- Facebook (not just homepages, it does have interesting features, including an API)
Links
References
- Boyd, Danah (2007). Social Network Sites: Public, Private, or What?, The Knowledge Tree, 2007.