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Leveraging media repertoires to create new social ties

  • University of Minho
  • Carnegie Mellon University

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Abstract

We propose a system which allows users to select how and with whom they are available for contact by managing a set of personal "identities" and budding relationships. The most important of these media are public displays, which allow a low-cost barrier for finding potential friends through interaction via the display and through the attendance of displayed social events. In helping two people to both become aware of each other's existence and to pick media which suit their preferences, we believe such a system can increase the odds of two strangers forming a strong social bond.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUbiComp'12 - Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages798-799
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)9781450312240
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event14th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, UbiComp 2012 - Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Duration: Sep 5 2012Sep 8 2012

Publication series

NameUbiComp'12 - Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, UbiComp 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPittsburgh, PA
Period09/5/1209/8/12

Keywords

  • Media Repertoires
  • Media Usage
  • Public Displays
  • Social Events

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