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The mobile forum: real-time information exchange in mobile SMS communities

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2008
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Aschoff, F. R., & Novak, J. (2008). The mobile forum: real-time information exchange in mobile SMS communities. In ACM (Ed.), CHI ’08 extended abstracts of Conference on human factors in computing systems (pp. 3489–3494). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/1358628.1358879

Abstract

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Abstract

In this paper we propose a definition for a mobile community based on the value of knowledge exchange among locally dispersed community members. Against this conceptual background, we propose a low-tech mobile community setting using SMS messaging and customary mobile phones. The feasibility of this approach is tested in a field study. Results show that successful information exchange is established with high user traffic and that participants judge the communication to be helpful. User requirements hint to the need for a better struc

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  • Aschoff, F R
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  • Novak, J
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Event Title

Event Title

Event Title
26th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2008)

Event Location

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Event Location
Florence

Event Country

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Event Country
Italy

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Event Start Date
2008-04-05

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Event End Date
2008-04-10

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Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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3489

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3494

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English

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2009-01-05

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978-1-60558-012-X

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This paper was presented at the 26th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2008), Florence, Italy, April 5 - 10, 2008.

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Aschoff, F. R., & Novak, J. (2008). The mobile forum: real-time information exchange in mobile SMS communities. In ACM (Ed.), CHI ’08 extended abstracts of Conference on human factors in computing systems (pp. 3489–3494). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/1358628.1358879

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