Microsoft Social Computing Group
Just across the lake lives the Social Computing Group , a neighbor I'm hearing more and more about. You see, it used to be when someone mentioned Microsoft software and social aspects of online interaction, I would start laughing. Most of the smart folk working on that stuff at MS would come and go like a spring bluster over Puget Sound. But lately more and more of my friends and colleagues in the field of online interaction have been coming up to talk to and with this group at MS. And from what they are telling me, something has indeed changed. I'm looking forward to hearing more about blog and wiki interfaces, social applications etc. I'd love to play with some of their prototypes like Wallop mentioned on the page above.
Here is their mission:Our mission in the Social Computing Group is to research and develop software that contributes to compelling and effective social interactions, with a focus on user-centered design processes and rapid prototyping.
Our work includes the Sapphire project, sharing, mobile applications, trust and reputation, collaboration, and story telling. To facilitate the rapid prototyping, we also have an online lab for running studies to evaluate our social user interfaces."
posted by Nancy White at 7:12 PM
2 Comments:
so come across the lake and come visit us! it's not really all the far ;-)
Lili
I have emailed Lili and I've started to play with Wallop! It is fun. I'm still a little lost, but this is really due to the short time I've devoted to playing with it. Or my short attention span.
I'm liking very much how these little links through comments are connecting me to people. Nodding in appreciation of this technical capability and the practice people have developed with the technology.
I emphasize the PRACTICE!
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