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Social Networks and Knowledge Webs
Supplying people's need to connect with each other in meaningful ways, social networks and knowledge webs offer a means of facilitating teamwork and constructing knowledge. The underlying technologies fade into the background while collaboration and communication are paramount.
Context-Aware Computing/Augmented Reality
These related technologies deal with computers that can interact with people in richer ways. Context-aware computing uses environmental conditions to customize the user's experience or options. Augmented reality provides additional contextual information that appears as part of the user's world. Goals of both approaches are increased access and ease-of-use.