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Social Software Unit

Social software allows people to connect, communicate or collaborate by use of a computer network. It results in the creation of shared, interactive spaces. Common examples of social software systems include discussion forums, blogs, wikis and online social networks.

The Semantic Web is a vision where data on the Web can be defined and linked so that it can be processed by machines, not just for display purposes, but for use in various applications. By utilising Semantic Web technologies in social software systems, we can create new methods for connecting people to other people and also to the information that they have created.

This work is part of the DERI CSET (Centre for Science, Engineering and Technology), and is funded by Science Foundation Ireland under grant number SFI/02/CE1/I131.


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