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Crowdfundingis a process in which individuals or groups pool money and other resources to fund projects initiated by other people or organizations "without standard financial intermediaries."[1]Crowdfunded projects may include creative works, products, nonprofit organizations, supporting entrepreneurship, businesses, o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_crowdfunding_services |
Crowdmappingis a subtype ofcrowdsourcing[1][2]by whichaggregationof crowd-generated inputs such as captured communications andsocial mediafeeds are combined withgeographic datato create adigital mapthat is as up-to-date as possible[3]on events such aswars,humanitarian crises,crime,elections, ornatural disasters.[4][5]S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdmapping#Examples |
This is a comprehensive list ofGrid computinginfrastructure projects.
These projects attempt to make large physical computation infrastructures available for researchers to use: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_grid_computing_projects |
Citizen scienceprojects are activities sponsored by a wide variety of organizations so non-scientists can meaningfully contribute to scientific research.
Activities vary widely from transcribing old ship logbooks to digitize the data as part of theOld Weatherproject to observing and counting birds at home or in the fi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_citizen_science_projects |
This is a list ofnotableapplications(apps) that run on theAndroid platformwhich meet guidelines forfree softwareandopen-source software.
There are a number of third-party maintained lists of open-source Android applications, including: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_Android_applications |
Ininformation systems, atagis akeyword or termassigned to a piece of information (such as anInternet bookmark,multimedia, databaserecord, orcomputer file). This kind ofmetadatahelps describe an item and allows it to be found again by browsing or searching.[1]Tags are generally chosen informally and personally by the it... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_tagging |
Ahashtagis ametadata tagoperator that is prefaced by thehash symbol,#. Onsocial media, hashtags are used onmicrobloggingandphoto-sharingservices–especiallyTwitterandTumblr–as a form ofuser-generatedtagging that enablescross-referencingof content by topic or theme.[1]For example, a search withinInstagramfor the hashtag#... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag |
Cooperative bankingis retail and commercial banking organized on a cooperative basis. Cooperativebanking institutionstake deposits and lend money in most parts of the world.
Cooperative banking, as discussed here, includes retail banking carried out bycredit unions,mutual savings banks,building societiesandcooperative... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_banking |
Count Me In(full name:Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence) is acharitable organizationthat provides financial assistance, business coaching andconsultingservices towoman-ownedbusinesses. The assistance is provided through three basic programs: anonline communityfor womenbusiness ownerssupplemented by live eve... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Me_In_(charity) |
Crowdfundingis the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people, typically via the internet.[1][2]Crowdfunding is a form ofcrowdsourcingandalternative finance. In 2015, overUS$34 billionwas raised worldwide by crowdfunding.[3]
Although similar concepts can also be executed th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdfunding |
Crowdsourcinginvolves a large group of dispersed participants contributing or producinggoods or services—including ideas,votes,micro-tasks, and finances—for payment or as volunteers. Contemporary crowdsourcing often involvesdigital platformsto attract and divide work between participants to achieve a cumulative result.... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd_sourcing |
Inaccountingandfinance,flat interest ratemortgagesandloanscalculateinterestbased on the amount of money a borrower receives at the beginning of the loan. However, ifrepayment is scheduledto occur at regular intervals throughout the term, the average amount to which the borrower has access is lower and so theeffectiveo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_rate_(finance) |
Microcredit for water supply and sanitationis the application ofmicrocreditto provide loans to small enterprises and households in order to increase access to animproved water sourceandsanitationindeveloping countries.
For background, most investments inwater supplyandsanitationinfrastructure are financed by thepublic... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcredit_for_water_supply_and_sanitation |
Amicrograntis a small sum of money distributed to an individual or organization, typically for hundreds or thousands of dollars, with the intent of enabling the recipient to develop or sustain an income-generating enterprise. Often they target individuals living on less than $1/day,extreme poverty, for the purpose of c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microgrant |
M-PESA(Mfor mobile,PESAisSwahilifor money) is amobile phone-based money transfer service, payments andmicro-financingservice, launched in 2007 byVodafoneandSafaricom, the largest mobile network operator inKenya.[1]It has since expanded toTanzania,Mozambique,DRC,Lesotho,Ghana,Egypt,Afghanistan,South AfricaandEthiopia. T... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa |
Project Enterprisewas an Americanmicrofinancenonprofit organization inNew York Cityprovidingentrepreneursfrom underserved areas with loans, business training and networking opportunities. Operating on theGrameen Bankmodel of microlending, as of 2008[update], Project Enterprise (PE) had served more than 2,500 entrepren... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Enterprise |
Solidarity lendingis alendingpractice where small groups borrow collectively and group members encourage one another to repay. It is an important building block ofmicrofinance.
Solidarity lending takes place through 'solidarity groups'. These groups are a distinctive bankingdistribution channelused primarily to deliv... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity_lending |
TheWomen's Development Bank(Spanish:Banco Nacional de la MujerorBanmujer), was established inVenezuelain 2001 to remedy the political, economic, and social disadvantages faced by women. The Bank offers both financial and non-financial services to women. The first President wasNora Castañeda.
The bank provides small, l... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Women%27s_Development_Bank |
Oikocredit(in fullOikocredit, Ecumenical DevelopmentCooperativeSociety U.A.[1]) is a cooperative society that offers loans or investment capital formicrofinanceinstitutions,cooperativesandsmall and medium-sized enterprisesin developing countries. It is one of the world's largest private financiers of the microfinance s... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oikocredit |
Governanceis a broader concept than government and also includes the roles played by the community sector and the private sector in managing and planning countries, regions and cities.[1]Collaborative governanceinvolves thegovernment,communityandprivate sectorscommunicating with each other and working together to achie... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_governance |
Deliberative democracyordiscursive democracyis a form ofdemocracyin whichdeliberationis central todecision-making. Deliberative democracy seeks quality over quantity by limiting decision-makers to a smaller but more representative sample of the population that is given the time and resources to focus on one issue.[1]
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliberative_democracy |
Condorcet methods
Positional voting
Cardinal voting
Quota-remainder methods
Approval-based committees
Fractional social choice
Semi-proportional representation
By ballot type
Pathological response
Strategic voting
Paradoxes ofmajority rule
Positive results
Ingovernance,sortitionis the selection of publicoff... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demarchy |
Green politics, orecopolitics, is apolitical ideologythat aims to foster an ecologically sustainable society often, but not always, rooted inenvironmentalism,nonviolence,social justiceandgrassroots democracy.[1][2][3]It began taking shape in the Western world in the 1970s; since then,green partieshave developed and est... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_politics |
Takis Fotopoulos(Greek:Τάκης Φωτόπουλος; born 14 October 1940) is aGreekpolitical philosopher, economist and writer who founded theInclusive Democracymovement, aiming at asynthesisofclassical democracywithlibertarian socialism[1]and the radical currents in thenew social movements. He is anacademic, and has written many... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclusive_Democracy |
Open-source governance(also known asopen governanceandopen politics) is apolitical philosophywhich advocates the application of the philosophies of theopen-sourceandopen-contentmovements todemocraticprinciples to enable any interested citizen to add to the creation of policy, as with awikidocument. Legislation is democ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_governance |
Participatory action research(PAR) is an approach toaction researchemphasizing participation and action by members of communities affected by that research. It seeks to understand the world by trying to change it, collaboratively and following reflection. PAR emphasizes collective inquiry and experimentation grounded i... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participatory_action_research |
Participatory culture, an opposing concept toconsumer culture, is a culture in which private individuals (the public) do not act as consumers only, but also as contributors or producers (prosumers).[1]The term is most often applied to the production or creation of some type ofpublished media.
Recent advances in techno... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participatory_culture |
Participatory justice, broadly speaking, refers to the direct participation of those affected most by a particular decision, in the decision-making process itself: this could refer to decisions made in a court of law or by policymakers. Popular participation has been called "the ethical seal of a democratic society" by... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participatory_justice |
Abusiness incubatoris an organization that helpsstartup companiesand individual entrepreneurs to develop their businesses by providing a fullscale range of services, starting withmanagement trainingandoffice space, and ending with venture capital financing.[1]The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) defines ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_incubator |
Public participation, also known ascitizen participationorpatient and public involvement, is the inclusion of the public in the activities of any organization or project. Public participation is similar to but more inclusive thanstakeholder engagement.
Generally public participation seeks and facilitates theinvolvemen... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_participation |
Thepublic sphere(German:Öffentlichkeit) is an area insocial lifewhere individuals can come together to freely discuss and identify societal problems, and through that discussioninfluencepolitical action. A "Public" is "of or concerning the people as a whole." Such a discussion is called public debate and is defined as ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_sphere |
Radical democracyis a type ofdemocracythat advocates the radical extension ofequalityandliberty.[1]Radical democracy is concerned with a radical extension of equality andfreedom, following the idea that democracy is an unfinished, inclusive, continuous and reflexive process.[1]
Within radical democracy there are three... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_democracy |
Radical transparencyis a phrase used across fields of governance, politics, software design and business to describe actions and approaches that radically increase theopennessof organizational process and data. Its usage was originally understood as an approach or act that uses abundant networked information to access ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_transparency |
Sociocracyis a theory of governance that seeks to createpsychologically safeenvironments and productive organizations. It draws on the use ofconsent, rather thanmajority voting, in discussion anddecision-makingby people who have a sharedgoalorwork process.[1][2][3]
The Sociocratic Circle-Organization Method was develo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociocracy |
Aworkers' council, also calledlabour council,[1]is a type ofcouncilin aworkplaceor alocalitymade up of workers or of temporary andinstantly revocabledelegates elected by the workers in a locality's workplaces.[2]In such a system of political and economic organization, the workers themselves are able to exercise decisio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workers%27_council |
Biodiversityis the variability oflife on Earth. It can be measured on various levels. There is for examplegenetic variability,species diversity,ecosystem diversityandphylogeneticdiversity.[1]Diversity is not distributed evenly onEarth. It is greater in thetropicsas a result of the warmclimateand highprimary productivit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity |
Abioregionis a geographical area, on land or at sea, defined not by administrative boundaries, but by distinct characteristics such as plant and animal species, ecological systems, soils and landforms,human settlements, and topographic features such aswatersheds.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]The idea of bioregions were adopt... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioregion |
Conservation biologyis the study of the conservation of nature and ofEarth'sbiodiversitywith the aim of protectingspecies, theirhabitats, andecosystemsfrom excessive rates ofextinctionand the erosion of biotic interactions.[1][2][3]It is an interdisciplinary subject drawing on natural and social sciences, and the pract... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_biology |
Nature conservationis the ethic/moral philosophy andconservation movementfocused on protecting species fromextinction, maintaining and restoringhabitats, enhancingecosystem services, and protectingbiological diversity. A range of values underlie conservation, which can be guided bybiocentrism,anthropocentrism,ecocentri... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_ethic |
Theconservation movement, also known asnature conservation, is a political, environmental, and social movement that seeks to manage and protectnatural resources, includinganimal,fungus, andplant speciesas well as their habitat for the future. Conservationists are concerned with leaving the environment in a better state... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_movement |
Conservation-reliant speciesare animal or plantspeciesthat require continuing species-specificwildlife managementintervention such aspredator control,habitat managementandparasite controlto survive, even when a self-sustainable recovery in population is achieved.[1]
The term "conservation-reliant species" grew out of ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_reliant_species |
Crowdmappingis a subtype ofcrowdsourcing[1][2]by whichaggregationof crowd-generated inputs such as captured communications andsocial mediafeeds are combined withgeographic datato create adigital mapthat is as up-to-date as possible[3]on events such aswars,humanitarian crises,crime,elections, ornatural disasters.[4][5]S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdmapping |
Ecology(fromAncient Greekοἶκος(oîkos)'house'and-λογία(-logía)'study of')[A]is thenatural scienceof the relationships among livingorganismsand theirenvironment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual,population,community,ecosystem, andbiospherelevels. Ecology overlaps with the closely related sciences ofbiogeogra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecology |
Anecosystem(orecological system) is a system formed byorganismsin interaction with theirenvironment.[2]: 458Thebioticandabiotic componentsare linked together throughnutrient cyclesandenergyflows.
Ecosystems are controlled by external and internalfactors. External factors—includingclimateand whatparent materialsform th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem |
Theenvironmental movement(sometimes referred to as theecology movement) is asocial movementthat aims to protect the natural world from harmful environmental practices in order to createsustainable living.[1]In its recognition of humanity as a participant in (not an enemy of)ecosystems, the movement is centered onecolog... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_movement |
Anenvironmental organizationis anorganizationcoming out of theconservationorenvironmental movementsthat seeks to protect, analyse or monitor the environment against misuse ordegradationfrom human forces.
In this sense the environment may refer to thebiophysical environmentor thenatural environment. The organization ma... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_organizations |
Environmental protection, orenvironment protection, refers to the taking of measures to protecting thenatural environment, prevent pollution and maintainecological balance.[1]Action may be taken by individuals, advocacy groups and governments. Objectives include the conservation of the existing natural environment and ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_protection |
Environmental resource managementorenvironmental managementis themanagementof the interaction and impact ofhuman societieson theenvironment. It is not, as the phrase might suggest, the management of the environment itself. Environmental resources management aims to ensure thatecosystem servicesare protected and maintai... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_resources_management |
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Environmental sociologyis the study of interactions between societies and theirnatural environment. The field emphasizes the social factors that influenceenvironmental resource management... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_sociology |
Forestryis the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairingforestsandwoodlandsfor associated resources for human andenvironmentalbenefits.[1]Forestry is practiced inplantationsand naturalstands.[2]The science of forestry has elements that belong to the biological, physical, social,... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forestry |
Present-dayclimate changeincludes bothglobal warming—the ongoing increase inglobal average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth’sclimate system.Climate change in a broader sensealso includes previous long-term changes to Earth'sclimate. The current rise in global temperatures isdriven by human activities, especia... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming |
Habitat conservationis a management practice that seeks toconserve, protect and restorehabitatsand prevent speciesextinction,fragmentationor reduction inrange.[1]It is a priority of many groups that cannot be easily characterized in terms of any oneideology.
For much of human history,naturewas seen as aresourcethat co... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_conservation |
Inagriculture,holistic management(fromὅλοςholos, aGreekword meaning "all, whole, entire, total") is an approach to managing resources that was originally developed byAllan Savory[1]forgrazing management.[2][better source needed]Holistic management has been likened to "apermacultureapproach to rangeland management".[3]H... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holistic_management |
Landscape-scale conservationis aholisticapproach tolandscapemanagement, aiming to reconcile the competing objectives ofnature conservationand economic activities across a given landscape. Landscape-scale conservation may sometimes be attempted because ofclimate change. It can be seen as an alternative tosite based cons... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_landscape_management |
Thenatural environmentornatural worldencompasses allbioticandabioticthings occurringnaturally, meaning in this case notartificial. The term is most often applied toEarthor some parts of Earth. This environment encompasses the interaction of all livingspecies,climate, weather and natural resources that affect human surv... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_environment |
Natural resourcesareresourcesthat are drawn fromnatureand used with few modifications. This includes the sources of valued characteristics such as commercial and industrial use, aesthetic value, scientific interest, and cultural value. OnEarth, it includessunlight,atmosphere,water,land, allmineralsalong with allvegetat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_resource |
Natural resource management(NRM) is the management ofnatural resourcessuch asland,water,soil,plantsandanimals, with a particular focus on how management affects thequality of lifefor both present andfuture generations(stewardship).
Natural resource management deals with managing the way in which people and naturalland... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_resource_management |
Citizen participationorpublic participationinsocial sciencerefers to different mechanisms for thepublic to express opinions—and ideally exert influence—regarding political, economic, management or other social decisions. Participatory decision-making can take place along any realm of human social activity, includingec... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participation_(decision_making) |
Renewable energy(also calledgreen energy) isenergymade fromrenewable natural resourcesthat are replenished on ahuman timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types aresolar energy,wind power, andhydropower.Bioenergyandgeothermal powerare also significant in some countries. Some also considernuclear power a rene... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy |
Arenewable resource(also known as aflow resource[note 1][1]) is anatural resourcewhich will replenish to replace the portiondepletedby usage and consumption, either through natural reproduction or other recurring processes in a finite amount of time in a human time scale. When the recovery rate of resources is unlikely... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_resource |
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Rural sociologyis a field ofsociologytraditionally associated with the study of social structure and conflict in rural areas. It is an active academic field in much of the world, originat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_sociology |
Stewardshipis a practice committed toethical valuethat embodies the responsible planning and management ofresources. The concepts of stewardship can be applied to the environment and nature,[1][2][3]economics,[4][5]health,[6]places,[7]property,[8]information,[9]theology,[10]and cultural resources.
Stewardship was orig... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewardship |
Sustainable agricultureisfarminginsustainableways meeting society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or future generations to meet their needs.[1]It can be based on an understanding ofecosystem services. There are many methods to increase the sustainability of agriculture. W... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_agriculture |
Sustainable managementtakes the concepts from sustainability and synthesizes them with the concepts ofmanagement.Sustainabilityhas three branches: theenvironment, the needs of present andfuture generations, and theeconomy. Using these branches, it creates the ability of a system to thrive by maintaining economic viabi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_management |
Anonymousis adecentralizedinternationalactivistandhacktivistcollectiveandmovementprimarily known for its variouscyberattacksagainst several governments, government institutions andgovernment agencies,corporations, and theChurch of Scientology.
Anonymous originated in 2003 on theimageboard4chanrepresenting the concept ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_(group) |
TheSlashdot effect, also known asslashdottingor thehug of deathoccurs when a popularwebsitelinks to a smaller website, causing a massive increase in traffic. Thisoverloadsthe smaller site, causing it to slow down or even temporarily become unavailable. Typically, less robust sites are unable to cope with the huge incre... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_crowd |
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Science studiesis aninterdisciplinaryresearch area that seeks to situate scientificexpertisein broad social, historical, and philosophical contexts. It uses various methods to analyze the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_studies |
User-generated content(UGC), alternatively known asuser-created content(UCC), emerged from the rise of web services which allow a system'susersto createcontent, such as images, videos, audio, text, testimonials, and software (e.g.video game mods) and interact with otherusers.[1][2]Onlinecontent aggregation platformssuc... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User-generated_content |
The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations, published in 2004, is a book written byJames Surowieckiabout the aggregation of information in groups, resulting in decisions that, he argues, are often better than could have been ma... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wisdom_of_Crowds |
Acommunity of practice(CoP) is a group of people who "share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly".[1]The concept was first proposed bycognitive anthropologistJean Laveand educational theoristEtienne Wengerin their 1991 bookSituated Learning.[2]Wenger sign... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_Practice |
Figure Eight(formerly known asDolores Labs,CrowdFlower) was ahuman-in-the-loopmachine learningandartificial intelligencecompany based in San Francisco.
Figure Eight technology uses human intelligence to do simple tasks such as transcribing text or annotating images to train machine learning algorithms.[1]
Figure Eigh... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrowdFlower |
Folksonomyis aclassification systemin whichend usersapply publictagsto online items, typically to make those items easier for themselves or others to find later. Over time, this can give rise to a classification system based on those tags and how often they are applied or searched for, in contrast to ataxonomicclassifi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_tagging |
Web 2.0(also known asparticipative(orparticipatory)[1]webandsocial web)[2]refers towebsitesthat emphasizeuser-generated content,ease of use,participatory culture, andinteroperability(i.e., compatibility with other products, systems, and devices) forend users.
The term was coined byDarcy DiNucciin 1999[3]and later popu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_2.0 |
Knowledge management(KM) is the set of procedures for producing, disseminating, utilizing, and overseeing an organization's knowledge and data. It alludes to a multidisciplinary strategy that maximizes knowledge utilization to accomplish organizational goals. Courses in business administration, information systems, man... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Management |
Avirtual communityis asocial networkof individuals who connect through specificsocial media, potentially crossing geographical and political boundaries in order to pursue mutual interests or goals. Some of the most pervasive virtual communities areonline communitiesoperating undersocial networking services.
Howard Rhe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Community |
Online participationis used to describe the interaction between users and online communities on the web.Online communitiesoften involve members to provide content to the website or contribute in some way. Examples of such includewikis,blogs,online multiplayer games, and other types of social platforms. Online participa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_participation |
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Asocial networkis asocial structureconsisting of a set ofsocialactors (such asindividualsor organizations), networks ofdyadicties, and othersocial interactionsbetween actors. The social n... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Network |
Folksonomyis aclassification systemin whichend usersapply publictagsto online items, typically to make those items easier for themselves or others to find later. Over time, this can give rise to a classification system based on those tags and how often they are applied or searched for, in contrast to ataxonomicclassifi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_tagging |
Web 2.0(also known asparticipative(orparticipatory)[1]webandsocial web)[2]refers towebsitesthat emphasizeuser-generated content,ease of use,participatory culture, andinteroperability(i.e., compatibility with other products, systems, and devices) forend users.
The term was coined byDarcy DiNucciin 1999[3]and later popu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0 |
CallAppis amobile appofferingcaller ID,call blockingandcall recording. It gives background information about the entities behind incoming or outgoing calls by utilizing the user's community-generated content andsocial networking services.
CallApp was invented and founded in 2011,[1]in Tel Aviv, Israel by its former CE... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CallApp |
RealCallis a US-basedAIcaller identificationandcall blockingsmartphone application, used to detect, engage and block call and SMS scamming and spamming. It has AI algorithms with built-in free reverse phone lookup service and customized answer bots for detection, engagement and blocking of unwanted calls and messages.[... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealCall |
Algorithmic curationis the selection ofonline mediabyrecommendation algorithmsandpersonalized searches. Examples includesearch engineandsocial mediaproducts[1]such as theTwitter feed,Facebook'sNews Feed, and theGoogle Personalized Search.
Curation algorithms are typically proprietary or "black box", leading to concern... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmic_curation |
Ambient awareness(AmA) is a term used bysocial scientiststo describe a form of peripheralsocial awarenessthrough social media. This awareness is propagated from relatively constant contact with one's friends and colleagues viasocial networkingplatforms on the Internet. The term essentially defines the sort of omniprese... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_awareness |
Inpsychology, thecollective unconsciousness(German:kollektives Unbewusstes) is a coined term byCarl Jung, which is the belief that theunconscious mindcomprises theinstinctsofJungian archetypes—innate symbols understood from birth in all humans.[1]Jung considered the collective unconscious to underpin and surround the u... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_unconscious |
Hyperconnectivityis a term invented by Canadian social scientistsAnabel Quan-HaaseandBarry Wellman, arising from their studies of person-to-person and person-to-machine communication in networked organizations and networked societies.[1]The term refers to the use of multiple means of communication, such asemail,instant... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperconnectivity |
Media intelligenceusesdata mininganddata scienceto analyze public,socialand editorialmedia content. It refers to marketing systems that synthesize billions ofonline conversationsinto relevant information. This allow organizations to measure and manage content performance, understand trends, and drive communications and... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_intelligence |
Sentiment analysis(also known asopinion miningoremotion AI) is the use ofnatural language processing,text analysis,computational linguistics, andbiometricsto systematically identify, extract, quantify, and study affective states and subjective information. Sentiment analysis is widely applied tovoice of the customermat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentiment_analysis |
Social cloud computing, alsopeer-to-peer social cloud computing, is an area of computer science that generalizescloud computingto include the sharing, bartering and renting of computing resources across peers whose owners and operators are verified through asocial networkorreputation system.[1][2]It expands cloud compu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_cloud_computing |
Social media optimization(SMO) is the use of online platforms to generate income or publicity to increase the awareness of a brand, event, product or service. Types of social media involved includeRSS feeds,bloggingsites,social bookmarking sites,social news websites,video sharing websitessuch asYouTubeandsocial network... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_optimization |
Altruismis the concern for thewell-beingof others, independently of personal benefit or reciprocity.
The wordaltruismwas popularised (and possibly coined) by the French philosopherAuguste Comtein French, asaltruisme, for anantonymofegoism.[1]He derived it from the Italianaltrui, which in turn was derived from Latinalt... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altruism |
Community Notes, formerly known asBirdwatch, is afeatureonX (formerly Twitter)where contributors can addcontextsuch asfact-checksunder a post, image or video. It is a community-drivencontent moderationprogram, intended to provide helpful and informative context, based on acrowd-sourcedsystem. Notes are applied to poten... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Notes |
AOL(formerly a company known asAOL Inc.and originally known asAmerica Online)[1]is an Americanweb portalandonline service providerbased in New York City, and a brand marketed byYahoo! Inc.
The service traces its history to an online service known asPlayNET. PlayNET licensed its software toQuantum Link(Q-Link), which w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_AOL#Community_leaders |
Thislist of volunteering awardsis an index to articles about notable awards issued by organisations and governmental bodies honoring the contributions ofvolunteers(unpaid staff). Whereas many organisations honor volunteers who serve within those individual organisations, the awards listed here recognize volunteers cont... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_volunteer_awards |
Slacktivism(ablendofslackerandactivism) is the practice of supporting a political or social cause by means such associal mediaoronline petitions, characterized as involving very little effort or commitment.[1]Additional forms of slacktivism include engaging in online activities such asliking,sharingortweetingabout a ca... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacktivism |
Avirtual assistant(typically abbreviated toVA, also called avirtual office assistant)[1]is generally self-employed and providesprofessionaladministrative, technical, or creative (social) assistance to clients remotely from ahome office.[2]Because virtual assistants are independent contractors rather than employees, cli... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_assistant_(occupation) |
Virtual managementis the supervision, leadership, and maintenance ofvirtual teams—dispersed work groups that rarely meet face to face. As the number of virtual teams has grown, facilitated by theInternet,globalization,outsourcing, andremote work, the need to manage them has also grown. The challenging task of managing ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_management |
Inargumentation theory, anargumentum ad populum(Latinfor 'appeal to the people')[1]is afallacious argumentwhich is based on claiming a truth or affirming something is good or correct because many people think so.[2]
Other names for the fallacy include:
Argumentum ad populumis a type ofinformal fallacy,[1][14]specific... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum |
Tyranny of the majorityrefers to a situation inmajority rulewhere the preferences and interests of the majority dominate the political landscape, potentially sidelining or repressing minority groups and using majority rule to take non-democratic actions.[1]This idea has been discussed by various thinkers, includingJohn... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority |
Thebandwagon effectis a psychological phenomenon where people adopt certain behaviors, styles, or attitudes simply because others are doing so.[1]More specifically, it is acognitive biasby whichpublic opinionor behaviours can alter due to particular actions and beliefs rallying amongst the public.[2]It is a psychologi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwagon_effect |
Groupthinkis a psychologicalphenomenonthat occurs within agroup of peoplein which the desire for harmony orconformityin the group results in an irrational or dysfunctionaldecision-makingoutcome. Cohesiveness, or the desire for cohesiveness, in a group may produce a tendency among its members to agree at all costs.[1]Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink |
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