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CSCW
2002
ACM
13 years 7 months ago
NetWORKers and their Activity in Intensional Networks
Through ethnographic research, we document the rise of personal social networks in the workplace, which we call intensional networks. Paradoxically, we find that the most fundament...
Bonnie A. Nardi, Steve Whittaker, Heinrich Schwarz
EDBT
2009
ACM
156views Database» more  EDBT 2009»
14 years 7 days ago
Evaluating very large datalog queries on social networks
We consider a near future scenario in which users of a Web 2.0 application, such as a social network, contribute to the application not only data, but also rules which automatical...
Royi Ronen, Oded Shmueli
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
From meiwaku to tokushita!: lessons for digital money design from japan
Based on ethnographically-inspired research in Japan, we report on people's experiences using digital money payment systems that use Sony's FeliCa near-field communicati...
Scott D. Mainwaring, Wendy March, Bill Maurer
DCAI
2008
13 years 9 months ago
The Intelligent Butler: A Virtual Agent for Disabled and Elderly People Assistance
Abstract. Social assistance constitutes an increasing problem in developed countries, which can be considered from two dimensions: the home and the hospital frameworks. Anyway, mos...
Gabriel Fiol-Roig, Diana Arellano, Francisco J. Pe...
HICSS
2010
IEEE
187views Biometrics» more  HICSS 2010»
14 years 2 months ago
Engaging the Periphery for Visual Communication on Mobile Phones
While mobile phones have become ubiquitous instruments of communication and social interaction, they still require explicit interaction, placing high demands on attention. Engagin...
Lisa Cowan, William G. Griswold, Louise Barkhuus, ...