TY - CONF T1 - The trouble with social computing systems research T2 - Proceedings of the 2011 annual conference on Human factors in computing systems, extended abstracts (CHI EA ’11) Y1 - 2011 A1 - Michael S. Bernstein A1 - Mark S. Ackerman A1 - Ed H. Chi A1 - Robert C. Miller KW - evaluation KW - social computing KW - systems research AB -

Social computing has led to an explosion of research in understanding users, and it has the potential to similarly revolutionize systems research. However, the number of papers designing and building new sociotechnical systems has not kept pace. We analyze challenges facing social computing systems research, ranging from misaligned methodological incentives, evaluation expectations, double standards, and relevance compared to industry. We suggest improvements for the community to consider so that we can chart the future of our field.

JF - Proceedings of the 2011 annual conference on Human factors in computing systems, extended abstracts (CHI EA ’11) UR - Complete-OnlyDOI ER -