Social Software and Web 2.0

The term Web 2.0 describes advances in Web technology, governed by strong network effects and the harnessing of collective intelligence through customer-self service and algorithmic data management. The set of technologies usually associated with the Web 2.0 integrates well with current protocols, complementing but not replacing established modes of content production, distribution, and navigation. Knowledge sharing in Research and Higher Education is an important application domain for these new technologies. In 2005, KMI started a Workshop Series (http://i-know.know-center.tugraz.at/i_know_06/topics/ksr_06) on this topic to establish a scientific community within the context of the I-KNOW conference series.