List of social software

This is a list of notable social software: selected examples of social software products and services that facilitate a variety of forms of social human contact.

Contents

Blogs

Main article: Weblog software
See also: List of content management systems

Clipping

Instant messaging

Internet forums

Internet Relay Chat (IRC)

eLearning

Main article: Virtual learning environment#List of some Virtual Learning Environments

Massively multiplayer online games

Main article: List of massively multiplayer online games

Media sharing

Media cataloging

Main article: Social cataloging applications

Online dating

Main article: Comparison of online dating websites

Web directories

Main article: List of web directories

Social bookmarking

Web widgets

Websites

Main article: List of social bookmarking websites

Enterprise software

Social cataloging

See also: Social cataloging applications

Social citations

See also: Comparison of reference management software

Social evolutionary computation

See also: Human-based computation

Social networks

Main article: List of social networking websites

Social search

Main article: Social search

Virtual worlds

Wikis

Main article: Wiki software

References

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  5. ^ Farkas, Meredith G. (2007). Social software in libraries: building collaboration, communication, and community Online. Information Today, Inc. p. 141. ISBN 157387275X.