Article Idea:
Social Objects
suggested by Chris Rivard on 2010/05/05
What are social objects? How do we design and plan systems that support social objects and foster collaboration? Are there patterns of information architecture that should be followed when designing social systems?
These fascinating questions and more … will be answered in a full length article.
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Andrea Wiggins
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Posted 2010/06/04 @ 11:58AM with
Interesting idea! If you dig further into this topic, consulting some of the (extensive) writing on the topic of “boundary objects” could prove valuable. There’s a lot of dry academic content on that subject, but among the scholarly pedantry are some very interesting concepts, observations, and examples. As a reference point, the canonical article on the topic is:
Institutional ecology, ‘translations’ and boundary objects: Amateurs and professionals in Berkeley’s Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
SL Star, JR Griesemer – Social studies of science, 1989
If you search on Google Scholar, you should be able to find a freely downloadable copy of this excellent article.