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The term computer supported cooperative work (CSCW) was first coined by Irene Greif and Cashman in 1984, at a workshop attended by individuals interested in using technology to support people in their work (Grudin 1994). According to Carstensen and Schmidt (2002), CSCW addresses "how collaborative activities and their coordination can be supported by means of computer systems." On the one hand, many authors consider that CSCW and groupware are synonyms. On the other hand, different authors claim that while groupware refers to real computer-based systems, CSCW focuses on the study of tools and techniques of groupware as well as their psychological, social, and organizational effects. The definition of Wilson (1991) expresses the difference between these two concepts:
- CSCW * a generic term, which combines the understanding of the way people work in groups with the enabling technologies of computer networking, and associated hardware, software, services and techniques.
CSCW Support different time and place.
A lot of confusion in the field of CSCW raises from the different interpretations of the terms collaboration and cooperation. Once again, many authors simply consider both terms as synonyms, while others (cf. Dillenbourg, Baker et al. 1995) draw a distinction between them:
- Cooperation and collaboration do not differ in terms of whether or not the task is distributed, but by virtue of the way in which it is divided; in cooperation the task is split (hierarchically) into independent subtasks; in collaboration cognitive processes may be (heterarchically) divided into intertwined layers. In cooperation, coordination is only required when assembling partial results, while collaboration is « ...a coordinated, synchronous activity that is the result of a continued attempt to construct and maintain a shared conception of a problem ».
Examples
Tools used in the context of CSCW include
- Videoconferencing
- Messaging (Instant messaging, Email)
- Groupware
- Wiki
- Blogs, Social bookmarking
- SCM
- Zing Technologies
yall they're fighting over computer again...my grandma said call da ppl and shut down the internet...lmao..there is a simpler way Grandma
VinceEvans (Vincent Evans) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:48:19 -0000
yall they're fighting over computer again...my grandma said call da ppl and shut down the internet...lmao..there is a simpler way Grandma
I spent Thanksgiving away from my computer and the internet like a well-adjusted person. Something is wrong with this picture.
SpiralReverie (Benjamin Fennell) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:41:41 -0000
I spent Thanksgiving away from my computer and the internet like a well-adjusted person. Something is wrong with this picture.
@kristinetuna Sorry, I'm done wasting time on family and back to a computer, so the internet is good again, right? Right?
bcooklo2 (Bryan C) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:18:37 -0000
@kristinetuna Sorry, I'm done wasting time on family and back to a computer, so the internet is good again, right? Right?
So I was lookin at my phone bill the other day..I like how we're paying 30 bucks a month for high speed internet and our computer is slow.
TomAnus2 (Tomás Azpiazu) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:13:09 -0000
So I was lookin at my phone bill the other day..I like how we're paying 30 bucks a month for high speed internet and our computer is slow.
@LulzKevy Exactly. So.. Yeah. i'll just sleep in your bed. And you have internet. Put your computer back in there D:
DinosaursRawrr (Paula James) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:54:48 -0000
@LulzKevy Exactly. So.. Yeah. i'll just sleep in your bed. And you have internet. Put your computer back in there D:
And shows, the Internet, soda, bottled water, vinyl records, CDs, my computer
LiarseNICK (Nick Le) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:43:10 -0000
And shows, the Internet, soda, bottled water, vinyl records, CDs, my computer
.COOP Registry - The portal for registering the .coop global top-level internet domain (exclusively for cooperatives).
Meta Description: [ Register your .coop domain name. New, global top level domain for cooperatives worldwide. ]
Carroll County REMC - Member-owned internet service provider based in north-central Indiana. Offers web-mail, hosting, and domain name registration.
CLIQ Services Cooperative - CLIQ is a worker-owned and -operated Internet Service Provider and technical consulting cooperative based in Oakland (California, U.S.).
Colorado Internet Cooperative Association - A member-owned and operated Internet Service Provider providing dedicated Internet services at cost throughout Colorado. Includes general company information and a newsletter.
Corvallis Area Federated Wireless Access Providers - A non-profit organization of independent wireless internet access providers for the Corvallis (Oregon) area and surrounding communities. CAFWAP providers share their existing high speed internet connections with their neighbors using the ieee 802.11b wireless protocol standard.
employees.org - Cisco Systems employees server cooperative. Links to homepages of Cisco employees.
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Flying Brick Industries - Flying Brick Industries is a collective of artists and designers working to produce graphics, movie clips and visuals for the web and other applications. Site requires Quicktime 4, and includes movies, VR files, and 3D graphics work.
Gr0w Collective - A co-op offering hosting, domain names and web development for community projects. Includes product and service information, plus help and FAQ.
Meta Description: [ Bristol based user centred web design and web application development agency specialising in Web standards driven, accessible websites, Web application development and professional web hosting. ]
Mad Hatters' Club - Small UK based server cooperative. Includes information on starting new server co-ops.
Magnolia Road Internet Cooperative - A rural wireless Internet cooperative based near Colorado, aiming its services at less affluent communities.
National Information Solutions Cooperative - NISC provides integrated IT solutions for telecom and energy utilities.
Meta Description: [ NISC provides integrated IT solutions for telecom and energy utilities. ]
Northern Colorado Internet Cooperative - Cooperative organized to reduce the cost of Internet connections by sharing the cost of a reliable, high speed Internet connection. Includes general company info.
OurShack.com - General information about this small server cooperative.
Meta Description: [ OurShack is not-for-profit internet service run mostly by kite fliers mostly for kite fliers ]
PopTel Technology - A worker cooperative that works primarily but not exclusively with organisations in the cooperative and social economy sector.
Meta Description: [ Web content management system design and development with high levels of accessibility and usability. ]
Project Crosswired - A Linux based server cooperative. Offers resources for groups interested in creating new server cooperatives, including server news, FAQs, and links.
Meta Description: [ Crosswired.org.uk is a Cooperative Internet service provider, offering co-lo server deployment, mainainance, hosting and bespoke applications of technology. ]
Sugar Loaf Internet Cooperative - Rural high-speed access provider near Boulder, Colorado. Includes general information and FAQ.
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Tantric Technologies - Provides business computer services.
Meta Description: [ Tantric Technoligies offers help for Small and Medium sized Business, Schools, ICT, Wireless networking, Wired networks, intranets, software purchasing and licensing, Computer imaging and just about everything else you will need including virus recovery, network backup storage, web-collaboration ]
The River - An open, self-governing computer conferencing system. Includes general company information.
Meta Description: [ The River is an open, self-governing, uncensored, economically sustainable,
computer conferencing system. The central missions of the River are to maintain a medium for conversations amon
g a group of diverse people, and to foster virtual communities which control their own destiny. The River Com... ]
West Florida Electric - Member-owned Internet Service Provider located in north-western Florida. Includes service sign-up and bill payment options, and links for local news, weather and sports.
Worcester Computer Co-op - Information about a local co-op in Worcester, MA providing free computer and internet access to children, adults and seniors.
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