technology & the social » classification http://www.ericka.cc Occasional thoughts about research & life as a Ph.D. candidate, by Ericka Menchen-Trevino Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:47:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Feedback, Motivation and Collectivity in a Social Bookmarking System http://www.ericka.cc/2005/06/feedback-motivation-and-collectivity-in-a-social-bookmarking-system/ http://www.ericka.cc/2005/06/feedback-motivation-and-collectivity-in-a-social-bookmarking-system/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2005 09:59:03 +0000 Ericka http://erickamenchen.net/wordpress/2005/06/13/feedback-motivation-and-collectivity-in-a-social-bookmarking-system/ Abstract: Social bookmarking systems let users store, classify and share their bookmarks online. They are global grassroots classification systems. Classification is a basic mental process that determines how we see (or ignore) the world. The first social bookmarking system was del.icio.us which came online in late 2003. I performed a pilot study of a survey of del.icio.us users focusing on feedback, motivation, and collectivity. The paper linked below is an abbreviated version of a term paper submitted for a graduate methods course in communication this past spring term. I plan to continue researching this topic for my master’s thesis over the coming year.

You can read the presentation on the Kairosnews site, or as a PDF here, or watch it as a QuickTime movie here.

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