Anonymity - allowing users to interact through an online persona and alias | Banning users who aren't humans |
Chat | Collaboration Tools (e.g. collaborative editing) |
Comments | Communication Tools |
Cooperative Play - ability to cooperatively pursue missions in a virtual environment such as a game | Ephemeral Messaging - messages that disappear |
Forums | Groups |
Likes / Dislikes | Messaging |
Microblogging - restricting the length of posts | Multiplayer Games / Gamification |
Posts | Presence - showing users who is currently online |
Privacy Tools (e.g. choosing to share things only with people who are in a particular social network you created) | Publishing Media |
Ratings | Reputation Systems (e.g. banning users based on perceived behavior) |
Reviews | Sharing Media |
Social Networking - allowing users to create social links between each other that represent a social network | Team Features (e.g. shared workspace) |
User Profiles | Virtual Reality / Mixed Reality Interaction |
| Overview: Social Features | ||
Type | ||
Definition | Functionality built into a product or service that facilitates social processes between users. | |
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