{"id":7164,"date":"2011-10-04T16:27:51","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T16:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/social-computing\/"},"modified":"2011-10-04T16:27:51","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T16:27:51","slug":"social-computing","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/13852\/social-computing-soc","title":{"rendered":"Social Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_social_computing_mean\">What Does Social Computing Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Social computing is interactive and collaborative behavior between computer users. Personal computing is an individual user activity in that one user generally commands computing. In social computing, the Internet allows users to interact through many mediums, including: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Social media sites <\/li>\n<li>Blogs <\/li>\n<li>Microblogs <\/li>\n<li>Multiplayer games <\/li>\n<li>Wikis<\/li>\n<li>Instant messaging <\/li>\n<li>Open-source development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_social_computing\">Techopedia Explains Social Computing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Social computing is basically the use of a computer for social purposes. Before the Internet, computers were largely used as tools for increasing productivity. The Internet introduced a social element where users could network, share interests, publish personal insights and use their computers for more than just doing a job faster.<\/p>\n<p> Social computing can still benefit businesses synergistically if it is used for business purposes. Social computing can be used to market products and promote customer relations. 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