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What can 'people-nearby' applications teach us about meeting new people?

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Abstract

'People-nearby' applications for meeting new people online are some of the most popular examples of systems that lead people from an online interaction to an offline interaction. This paper provides a critical review of available applications, and identifies three key properties that are essential for the applications: physical location, identity management, and trust. The paper suggests open research questions that can explain the success of these applications and guide the design of new technologies that encourage offline interactions.

Original languageEnglish GB
Title of host publicationUbiComp'12 - Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages802-803
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)9781450312240
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event14th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, UbiComp 2012 - Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Duration: 5 Sep 20128 Sep 2012

Publication series

NameUbiComp'12 - Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing
Volume2012-January

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, UbiComp 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPittsburgh, PA
Period5/09/128/09/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software

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