Title :
A Social Web Approach to Managing Information and Knowledge in the AEC Industry
Author :
Zhang, Jinyue ; El-Diraby, Tamer E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
As Social Web applications have begun to dominate the Internet and changed the way in which people communicate, there is a need to study the application of Social Web concepts in managing information and knowledge. This paper discusses the potential for using four types of social interaction (social tagging, wiki, blogging, and social networking) in the AEC industry.
Keywords :
Internet; construction industry; knowledge management; social networking (online); AEC industry; Internet; architecture industry; blogging; construction industry; information management; knowledge management; social Web applications; social networking; social tagging; Blogs; Business communication; Communication industry; Construction industry; Engineering management; Information management; Internet; Knowledge management; Social network services; Tagging;
Conference_Titel :
Management and Service Science, 2009. MASS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4638-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4639-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICMSS.2009.5302401
