The Theory and Practice of Social Machines

• Main Authors: Shadbolt, Nigel (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), O'Hara, Kieron (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), De Roure, David (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Hall, Wendy (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Social Networks,
• Subjects: Computers and civilization.; Technology-Sociological aspects.; Social media.; Sociophysics.; Econophysics.; Computers and Society.; Science and Technology Studies.; Social Media.; Data-driven Science, Modeling and Theory Building.

Social machines are a type of network connected by interactive digital devices made possible by the ubiquitous adoption of technologies such as the Internet, the smartphone, social media and the read/write World Wide Web, connecting people at scale to document situations, cooperate on tasks, exchang...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter1: Characterising Social Machines
• Chapter2: Theory
• Chapter3: Practice
• Chapter4: Privacy, Trust, and Ethical Issues
• Chapter5: The Future(s) of Social Machines.