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This is a list of notable social software: selected examples of social software products and services that facilitate a variety of forms of social human contact.

Blogs

Main article: Weblog software

See also: List of content management systems

Clipping

Instant messaging

Internet forums

Internet Relay Chat (IRC)

eLearning

Main article: Virtual learning environment § List of some Virtual Learning Environments

Massively multiplayer online games

Main article: List of massively multiplayer online games

Media sharing

Media cataloging

Main article: Social cataloging applications

Online dating

Main article: Comparison of online dating websites

Web directories

Main article: List of web directories

Social bookmarking

Web widgets

Websites

Main article: List of social bookmarking websites

Enterprise software

Social cataloging

See also: Social cataloging applications

Social citations

See also: Comparison of reference management software

Social evolutionary computation

See also: Human-based computation

Social login

Social networks

Main article: List of social networking websites

Social search

Main article: Social search

Social customer support software

See also: Live support software and Customer relationship management

Virtual worlds

Wikis

Main article: Wiki software

References

  1. ^ Rettberg, Jill Walker (2008). Blogging. Digital media and society. Polity. p. 57. ISBN 0-7456-4134-2.
  2. ^ Bainbridge, William Sims (October 30, 2004). "Online Education: Social Software". Berkshire Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction. Vol. 2. Berkshire Publishing Group. p. 517. ISBN 0-9743091-2-5.
  3. ^ Gervasi, Osvaldo (September 14, 2007). "A Survey of Revenue Models for Current Generation Social Software's Systems". In Gavrilova, Marina (ed.). Computational Science and Its Applications - ICCSA 2007: International Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 26–29, 2007. Proceedings, Part III (1st ed.). Springer. p. 725. ISBN 3-540-74482-7.
  4. ^ a b Cook, Niall (2008). Enterprise 2.0: how social software will change the future of work. Gower Publishing, Ltd. p. 56. ISBN 0-566-08800-2.
  5. ^ Farkas, Meredith G. (2007). Social software in libraries: building collaboration, communication, and community Online. Information Today, Inc. p. 141. ISBN 1-57387-275-X.
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