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Introduction to Social Computing

• Social computing is a field of computer science that explores how social behavior influences computer systems.
• It aims to create or recreate social agreements and contexts using modern software and technologies.
• Examples of social computing applications include blogs, email, instant messaging, social networking services, wikis, social bookmarking, and other social software.

Concepts of Computer Science, Sociology, and Social Psychology

• Computer Science: Studies computers and algorithms, including their principles, hardware/software design, applications, and societal impact.
• Computer Science: Focuses on computation, information science, and automation; ranging from theoretical aspects (algorithms, computation theory, information theory) to practical ones (hardware/software design, environmental and social considerations).
• Sociology: The study of social interaction, relationships, and societal structures.
• Social Interaction: Individual behavior influenced by others, and expectations.
• Social Psychology: This field bridges psychology and sociology, exploring how individuals behave and think within social contexts.

Social Computing Framework

• Social computing emerges from social behavior, starting from birth.
• Humans instinctively connect; as they grow, they develop interaction and communication skills; these lead to various decisions shaped by social context.
• Social computing designs digital systems to support useful functions. It provides access to societally produced information (or shares acquired information).
• This information may be provided directly; or via systems showing the number of users who have judged information as useful or not.
• Systems or processes might recommend products based on similar purchase history of others with similar records.
• Information may be indirectly provided, such as Google's search algorithm's ranking of search results based on links.

Social Software Applications

• Social Media: Used extensively for social interaction with other users.
• Social Media: Platforms for communication, including video, GIF, and other multimedia formats and enable more extensive expression.
• Social Networks: Services that connect users, who build or improve their social networks/relationships with others. These networks offer services including instant messaging, private messaging, email, video, blogging, and file sharing.
• Wikis: Collaboration environments; users can add and modify content. Wikis provide collaboration opportunities for achieving common goals and public content creation by both newcomers and experts.
• Blogs: Online journals permitting users to publish entries chronologically and organize by date. It facilitates tracking a specific user/group/company's progress toward a particular goal.
• Online Games: Online games allow social interaction through networking. Various platforms are available, such as PCs, Xbox, and PlayStation.
• Online Dating: Online platforms like OkCupid, eHarmony, and Match.com enable users to find others with shared interests.
• Social Bookmarks: Services for storing and labeling websites. There is a community-based shared resource of preferred sources. Examples are Delicious.

Key Concepts in Social Computing

• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP): The basic communication protocol for web interactions.
• Secure HTTP (HTTPS): HTTP with encryption for secure data transfer/exchange, establishing trust between servers and clients via SSL/TLS certificates.
• Social Software: Systems supporting social interaction and communication through computers in various formats.

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