Social Informatics

This volume gathers the research presented at SocInfo 2013, the fifth International Conference on Social Informatics, which took place in Kyoto, Japan, in November 2013. Out of 103 submissions, the organisers chose 23 full papers, 15 short papers and three poster papers for publication after peer review.

The contributions examine how social platforms that are built around connection and sharing influence broader social behaviour and phenomena. Together they offer a snapshot of research at the point where computing systems and social life meet.