In this work, we introduce the use of tags to support the near synchronous use of instant messaging (IM). As a proof-of-concept, we developed a plug-in in Lotus Sametime, an enter...
Gary Hsieh, Jennifer Lai, Scott E. Hudson, Robert ...
Families must continually organize, plan, and stay aware of the activities of their households in order to coordinate everyday life. Despite having organization schemes, many peop...
Despite the availability of awareness servers and casual interaction systems, distributed groups still cannot maintain artifact awareness – the easy awareness of the documents, ...
Family and friends naturally maintain an awareness of each other on an ongoing basis (e.g., knowing one’s schedule, health issues) and many technologies are now being contemplat...
The growing use of Instant Messaging for social and work-related communication has created a situation where incoming messages often become a distraction to users while they are p...