This collection of thirteen articles on knowledge management and the semantic web presents current scholarship in a variety of areas related to the next generation of personalization technologies for
Bartolacci (information sciences and technology, Penn State U.-Berks) and Powell (interdisciplinary telecommunications education and research, California State Polytechnic U.) draw 16 articles from fo
Communities of practice are increasingly recognized as an important mechanism through which individual, organizational, and social knowledge is held, transferred, and created. Here scholars mostly of
With the advent of Web 2.0, e-learning has the potential to become more personal, social, and flexible. This collection describes the latest research, case studies, best practices, pedagogical approac
This handbook gathers international research on issues that networks face as they enter the next generation, and highlights promising new technologies for networks. The first section focuses on the sh
More and more people today are making virtual friends, people from all over the world whom they know only through the Internet. Romm-Livermore, a professor at Wayne State University and Setzekorn, a f
With increased consumer use and adoption, mobile communication technologies are faced with the challenge of creating an adequate wireless networking architecture that can support a high degree of scal
This collection of eighteen articles on wireless networking showcases current scholarship in the implementation of broadband integrated networks for multiple devices in a variety of use cases. Topics
Academics and professionals in the fields of computer science and informatics present twenty-three papers on contemporary issues in information and data security and privacy in networking technologies
This collection of sixteen articles on next generation wireless networking showcases current scholarships in ad-hoc and sensor network technologies. The work is divided into three sections covering ad
This collection of papers presents an overview of the field and applications of social computing (such as social networking and social media). It is divided into four main sections that reflect the pe
This collection of nine articles on next-generation information gathering and processing technologies provides information on current research in integrated networking and mobile assistant application
International contributors in computer science, electronics engineering, and networks present the latest research on mobile networking in this overview and update for researchers from academia and ind
Wireless networking is considered by many to be the future of communication technology, as the demand for high quality, mobile connection increases across the world.Wireless Network Traffic and Quali
Web 2.0 refers to a perceived or proposed second generation of internet-based services--such as social networking sites, wikis, mashups, and folksonomies--which emphasize online collaboration and shar
Second-generation Internet-based services including mobile computing, social networking, podcasts, blogs, wikis, and interactive whiteboards have emerged as a major trend in information communication
Social networks, social software, and Web 2.0 refer to a perceived or proposed second generation of Internet-based services, such as social networking sites and professional communities of practice, t