Social web platforms have become very popular in the so-called Web 2.0, and there is no end in sight. However, very few systematic models for the constitution of such sociotechnical infrastructures exist in the scientific literature. We therefore present a generic framework for building social web platforms based on the creation of value for individuals, communities and social networks. We applied this framework in the Neurovation project, aiming to establish a platform for creative knowledge workers. This paper describes work in progress and the lessons we have learned so far.
Index Terms:
Community, Social Network, Web Platform, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Work, Creativity, Open Innovation
Citation:
Alexander Stocker, Gisela Granitzer, Patrick Hoefler, Viktoria Pammer, Reinhard Willfort, Anna Maria Koeck, Klaus Tochtermann, "Towards a Framework for Social Web Platforms: The Neurovation Case," iciw, pp.227-232, 2008 Third International Conference on Internet and Web Applications and Services, 2008