SocialSoftware

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Social Software encourages interaction among individuals or groups of individuals. In the latter case, you more often see the prefix, "Meta".

Examples

Chats
ConnectionBuildingNetworks
ContentManagementSystems
MUDs
Weblogs
Wikis
Combinations of any of the above. e.g.,

GameNeverEnding (GNE) [ConnectionBuildingNetworks + MUD + blogs]
SocialText [blog + chat + wiki]
TechnoBot
WikiLog [blog + wiki]

Others?

Since MUDs are mentioned, how about MMORG (Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) like Ultima Online/Everquest? -- ChristopherKobayashi 2003-06-11

Some Social Software links:

The open "Social Software" channel at the InternetTopicExchange, and its about page.
JessicaHammer on SocialSoftware and "the cult of the massively distributed conversation" (the second link here is not Jessica, but Stewart Butterfield).
Seb's Open Mind is a good reference point for SocialSoftware.
StoweBoyd on "Are You Ready for Social Software?"
LeeBryant on "Smarter - Simpler - Social"

HowardRheingold records a presentation by FredericoCasalegno, RobertoTagliabue, and MarcoSusani on Visualizing Flow in Social Networks (See image above.)
JonLebkowsky on Social Software
TomCoates in "Any Minute Now..." warns that he is about to launch into the SocialSoftware topic.
LizLawley comments on TomCoates concern about "Falling in with the wrong crowd"

Social Software Alliance Wiki
LizLawley gives us a Social Software Reading List
DonPark on Introducing Chaos to Social Software
KmWiki has a Social Software page with a list of key players.
SunirShah has an informative Social Software page on MeatballWiki.

Narrative

Joi tries an experiment in SocialSoftwareConvergence.

See also TechnoBot.