Theoretical Insights for Developing the Concept of Social Technologies

Social Technologies

关键词: social technologies;    Web 2.0;    knowledge management;    knowledge sharing;    communication technologies;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Purpose—Social technologies continue to grow in popularity in society.Even though the term “social technology” is most commonly used to referto new social media such as Twitter and Facebook, a redefinition of thisconcept based on the original definition is needed. Nowadays theconcept of “social technology” has several aspects, which destabilizethe dominant image of technology. It emphasizes the social sciences andthe humanities as shapers of society, reconsiders the strength of “softtechnologies.” The aim of this paper is to provide rich insight into theconcept of social technologies’ and to develop the meaning of socialtechnologies in information and knowledge society by analysing new needsand application forms of social technologies.
Findings—the research contributed to the understanding of the concept ofsocial technologies. Based on the analysis and synthesis of thescientific literature, a theoretical framework for defining socialtechnologies was developed.
Research limitations/implications—the research is limited in a fewaspects. For a deeper understanding of social technologies and fordeveloping technological perspectives in social sciences a broadertheoretical, as well as empirical, research is necessary. In order togeneralise the research findings, further research should includedifferent dimensions from the perspective of other sciences.
Article Type: conceptual paper.

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