Social net: using patterns of physical proximity over time to infer shared interests

We describe Social Net, a novel interest-matching application that uses patterns of collocation, over time, to infer shared interests between users. Social Net demonstrates new possibilities and methods for using the capabilities of mobile devices equipped with RFcommunications. Keywords Mobile device, wearable computing, matchmaking

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2002
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Michael A. Terry, Elizabeth D. Mynatt, Kathy Ryall, Darren Leigh
• Keywords: CHI 2002, Human Computer Interaction, Keywords Mobile Device, Mobile Devices, Social Net