Online social networking and community: A manifesto for human centred systems engineering

D. Collins, L. Stapleton

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Abstract

Humans are social, embodied creatures. In Web 2.0 human-machine systems have emerged which facilitate distributed working and personal relationships. Social stability can be enhanced across cultural boundaries through a computer-mediated space in which humans find each other and discover "the other". However, these social networking systems are designed with an 'individualist' mindset to the detriment of physical community. This paper sets out design failures of Web 2.0 social networking sites in terms of physical community. It applies O'Reilly Web 2.0 principles and Beale's principle features of Community Informatics Systems to perform this analysis and thereby proffers guideline design principles of how Web 2.0 Community systems might be implemented. This paper is a manifesto for what the IFAC engineering community should consider as part of their ethical and scientific responsibility to global physical community processes and the urgent need to focus upon building up physical, local community.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIFAC International Workshop on "Supplemental Ways for Improving International Stability", SWIIS 2010 - Proceedings
PublisherIFAC Secretariat
Pages133-138
Number of pages6
Edition25 PART 1
ISBN (Print)9783902661920
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
EventIFAC International Workshop on "Supplemental Ways for Improving International Stability", SWIIS 2010 - Proceedings - Prishtina, Kosovo
Duration: 27 Oct 201029 Oct 2010

Publication series

NameIFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)
Number25 PART 1
Volume43
ISSN (Print)1474-6670

Conference

ConferenceIFAC International Workshop on "Supplemental Ways for Improving International Stability", SWIIS 2010 - Proceedings
CityPrishtina, Kosovo
Period27/10/201029/10/2010

Keywords

  • Community informatics
  • Human centered design
  • Information systems
  • Social networks

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