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TY - GEN
T1 - Taking as an act of sharing
AU - Mentis, H.M.
AU - Lindley, S.E.
AU - Taylor, S.
AU - Dunphy, P.
AU - Regan, T.
AU - Harper, R.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - We present findings from the deployment of a mobile application, Take and Give, which allows users to place image files in a virtual folder or 'Pocket' on a mobile phone. This content can be viewed by a set of 'Buddies', who can, if they wish, attempt to take ownership of a file for themselves, following which they can keep it, delete it, or place it in the Pocket of someone else. There is only one version of each file, creating a twist on traditional sharing technologies. We report findings from a three week trial of the application in an office space, and describe how Take and Give provided a means of self-presentation and supported a sense of awareness, mutual attentiveness and connectedness. Our findings suggest that the taking of unique content can be an engaging form of sharing and can facilitate awareness and connectedness between people. © 2012 ACM.
AB - We present findings from the deployment of a mobile application, Take and Give, which allows users to place image files in a virtual folder or 'Pocket' on a mobile phone. This content can be viewed by a set of 'Buddies', who can, if they wish, attempt to take ownership of a file for themselves, following which they can keep it, delete it, or place it in the Pocket of someone else. There is only one version of each file, creating a twist on traditional sharing technologies. We report findings from a three week trial of the application in an office space, and describe how Take and Give provided a means of self-presentation and supported a sense of awareness, mutual attentiveness and connectedness. Our findings suggest that the taking of unique content can be an engaging form of sharing and can facilitate awareness and connectedness between people. © 2012 ACM.
KW - awareness
KW - connection
KW - ownership
KW - self-expression
KW - work
KW - Interactive computer systems
KW - Office buildings
KW - Computer supported cooperative work
U2 - 10.1145/2145204.2145366
DO - 10.1145/2145204.2145366
M3 - Conference contribution/Paper
SN - 9781450310864
SP - 1091
EP - 1100
BT - CSCW '12 Proceedings of the ACM 2012 conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
PB - ACM
CY - New York
ER -