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WWW
2007
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Communication as information-seeking: the case for mobile social software for developing regions
In this paper, we describe several findings from a multi-year, multi-method study of how information and communication technologies have been adopted and adapted in Central Asia. ...
Beth E. Kolko, Emma J. Rose, Erica J. Johnson
WSDM
2012
ACM
245views Data Mining» more  WSDM 2012»
12 years 2 months ago
The early bird gets the buzz: detecting anomalies and emerging trends in information networks
In this work we propose a novel approach to anomaly detection in streaming communication data. We first build a stochastic model for the system based on temporal communication pa...
Brian Thompson
CHI
2010
ACM
14 years 2 months ago
Designing a technological playground: a field study of the emergence of play in household messaging
We present findings from a field study of Wayve, a situated messaging device for the home that incorporates handwriting and photography. Wayve was used by 24 households (some of w...
Siân E. Lindley, Richard H. R. Harper, Abiga...
MHCI
2005
Springer
14 years 26 days ago
Building social discourse around mobile photos: a systemic perspective
Camera phones have been viewed simplistically as digital cameras with poor picture quality while neglecting the utility of the two key functionalities of mobile phones: network co...
Risto Sarvas, Antti Oulasvirta, Giulio Jacucci
TMC
2012
11 years 9 months ago
Mobile Data Offloading through Opportunistic Communications and Social Participation
—3G networks are currently overloaded, due to the increasing popularity of various applications for smartphones. Offloading mobile data traffic through opportunistic communicatio...
Bo Han, Pan Hui, V. S. Anil Kumar, Madhav V. Marat...