There is general consensus that critical mass at inception ensures the sustained success of online communities. However, no clear understanding of what constitutes such a 'cr...
We introduce a client-server toolkit called Sync Kit that demonstrates how client-side database storage can improve the performance of data intensive websites. Sync Kit is designe...
Edward Benson, Adam Marcus 0002, David R. Karger, ...
We present an empirical investigation of video-mediated free play between 13 pairs of friends (ages 7 and 8). The pairs spent 10 minutes playing with each of four different protot...
Svetlana Yarosh, Kori M. Inkpen, A. J. Bernheim Br...
Digital identity and trust management mechanisms play an important role on the Internet. They help users make decisions on trustworthiness of digital identities in online communit...
Semantic wikis have opened an interesting way to mix Web 2.0 advantages with the Semantic Web approach. However, compared to other collaborative tools, wikis do not support all col...
Charbel Rahhal, Hala Skaf-Molli, Pascal Molli, St&...