Realizing the value of social media requires innovative computing research

Citation

Shneiderman, B.; Preece, J.; Pirolli, P. L. Realizing the value of social media requires innovative computing research. Communications of the ACM. 2011 September; 54 (9): 34-37.

Abstract

How social media are expanding traditional research and development topics for computer and information scientists.


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