A Taxonomic Framework for Social Machines Link 29 Mar 2014 Our Thinking Nigel Shadbolt, Social Machines Paul Smart, Elena Simperl and Nigel Shadbolt propose a working definition for Social Machines, describe their characteristics and discuss the future for research in this area. → http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/362359/1/SOCIAM%20Classificationv2.pdf