Socialization on the Web

Web Philosophy Community Group,

I see, I thought this Community Group was a lounge area or speakeasy for the scientists and technologists who participate in other groups at the W3C.  It seems, instead, based upon your description that this is a venue for group activities including trying to gather academic work in philosophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy ?) together that could usefully enlighten W3C activities.

I have thought about philosophical topics with regard to socialization and the Web.  Here are some links about new features which facilitate the self-organization of individuals into groups, organizations, societies, enhancing the freedom to assemble in addition to the freedom of speech: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Dec/0026.html, http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Dec/0096.html, http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/p2prg/current/msg01756.html, http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/p2prg/current/msg01759.html .

In addition to user-generated content, the per-article pinging feature facilitates the self-organization of individuals into groups, organizations, and societies, assembling as they choose, where groups, organizations, and societies may align with brick and mortar organizations, in the overarching society, or may be entirely cyberspatial, with each organizations' website providing contextual socialization for Web users, enhanced online communities, and utility to Web users including contextual search and content discovery.  Such self-organization of socialization, assembly, and dynamic group processes, can enhance societal processes, scholarly and scientific communication and productivity.



Kind regards,

Adam Sobieski