May 4, 2009
Researchers Call for National Strategy to Adapt Social Networks to Public Good
College Park, Md.
Facebook and Wikipedia are just the beginning. The real power of social networks will be showcased by projects that unite far-flung participants to help track disease outbreaks, revolutionize neighborhood-watch programs, encourage energy conservation, and serve other civic and community goals, according to a group of researchers calling for greater government and university investment in social networking.
More than a dozen researchers met at the University of Maryland here
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