SOCIAL WRITING APPLICATION PLATFORM

• US 20110225241A1
• Filed: 03/11/2011
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (Michigan State University)
• Original Assignee: The Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (Michigan State University)
• Inventors: McLeod, Michael, Hart-Davidson, William, Grabill, Jeffrey
• Application Number:
  US13/045,644
• Publication Number:
  US 20110225241A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

Methods and systems for tracking and evaluating social writing activities are discussed. In one example embodiment, a method for tracking and evaluating social writing activities includes operations for monitoring content creation, tracking social behaviors, identifying activities of value, and associating the activities of value with a complex activity. The monitoring content creation can include detecting activities within a social software environment. The tracking social behaviors include tracking behaviors related to the content creation activities performed within the social software environment. The identifying activities of value include identifying activities of value associated with the content creation activities. Finally, associating the activities of value with a complex activity can form a composite picture.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

monitoring content creation activities within a social software environment;

tracking social behaviors related to the content creation activities performed within the social software environment;

identifying activities of value associated with the content creation activities;

associating the activities of value with a complex activity to form a composite picture; and

providing an interface to present information related to the composite picture.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking social behaviors includes identifying content reuse during the content creation activities.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking social behaviors includes tracking one or more of the following behaviors associated with content creation:

locating information;

sharing information;

finding resources of information; and

generating information.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein tracking social behaviors includes extracting written artifacts associated with the social behaviors.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein monitoring content creation activities including monitoring activities on a social networking system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying activities of value includes analyzing individual contributions to the content creation activities in relation to an outcome associated with the complex activity.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein tracking social behaviors includes tracking revisions, comments, content reuse, and feedback received from a plurality of users during the monitored content creation activities.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying activities of value includes capturing information about a user and a context of the user'"'"'s content creation activity associated with an activity of value.

9. A system comprising:

a database configured to store information associated with content creation activities;

a server including a processor coupled to a memory device and communicatively coupled to the database, the server configured to,

monitor content creation activities within a social software environment,

track social behaviors related to the content creation activities performed within the social software environment,

identify activities of value associated with the content creation activities,

store the activities of value within the database,

associate the activities of value with a complex activity to form a composite picture, and

provide an interface to present information related to the composite picture to an end user.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the server includes a folksonomic tagging system to generate user-generated organizational categories and metadata associated with the content creation activities.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the server includes a user profile module that enables social networking functions.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the server includes a content management module that enables collaborative authoring of content, version control, rolebased permissions, and workflow functions.

13. A tangible machine-readable storage medium containing instructions that when executed, on a machine, cause the machine to:

monitor content creation activities within a social software environment;

track social behaviors related to the content creation activities performed within the social software environment;

identify activities of value associated with the content creation activities;

associate the activities of value with a complex activity to form a composite picture; and

provide an interface to present information related to the composite picture.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions to track social behaviors further include instructions that when executed cause the machine to identify content reuse during the content creation activities.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions to track social behaviors include instructions that when executed cause the machine to track one or more of the following behaviors associated with content creation:

locating information;

sharing information;

finding resources of information; and

generating information.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions to track social behaviors include instructions that when executed cause the machine to extract written artifacts associated with the social behaviors.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions to monitor content creation activities include instructions that when executed cause the machine to monitor activities on an external social networking system.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions to identify activities of value include instructions that when executed cause the machine to analyze individual contributions to the content creation activities in relation to an outcome associated with the complex activity.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions to track social behaviors include instructions that when executed cause the machine to track revisions, comments, content reuse, and feedback received from a plurality of users during the monitored content creation activities.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions to identify activities of value include instructions that when executed cause the machine to capture information identifying a user and a context associated with the user'"'"'s content creation activity associated with an activity of value.