CSCW and the Web

Other organisational cultures

• Open access not necessarily (often?) a good thing
• Fewer technocratic users
• Administration costs very important

Identity

• Who am I? Who am I talking to?
• Fundamental (with some exceptions) to collaboration
• Identities common across Web sites?

Essential for...

• Awareness (& notification)
• Access control

Weird example: Social browsing

• the important entity is the person

Can (should) anything be done?

• scaleability
• managing user understanding

While preserving the spirit of the Web