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| Type | Conference or Workshop Paper |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Published in Proceedings | Yes |
| Title | The mobile forum: real-time information exchange in mobile SMS communities |
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| Presentation Type | paper |
| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| ISBN | 978-1-60558-012-X |
| Page Range | 3489 - 3494 |
| Event Title | 26th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2008) |
| Event Type | conference |
| Event Location | Florence, Italy |
| Event Start Date | April 5 - 2008 |
| Event End Date | April 10 - 2008 |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
| Abstract Text | 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 structuring of SMS messages, alternative input/output devices and location-based services. Implications for the future support of mobile communities are discussed. |
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| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1145/1358628.1358879 |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:369 |
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| Additional Information | This paper was presented at the 26th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2008), Florence, Italy, April 5 - 10, 2008. |