Name
Abstract | ||
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Today, commodity technologies like mobile phones - once symbols of status and wealth - have become deeply woven into social and economic participation in Western society. Despite the pervasiveness of these technologies, there remain groups who may not have extensive access to them but who are nonetheless deeply affected by their presence in everyday life. In light of this, we designed, built, and deployed a ubiquitous computing system for one such overlooked group: the staff and residents at a shelter for homeless mothers. Our system connects mobile phones, a shared display, and a Web application to help staff and residents stay connected. We report on the adoption and use of this system over the course of a 30 week deployment, discussing the substantial impact our system had on shelter life and the broader implications for such socio-technical systems that sit at the juncture of social action and organizational coordination. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2011 | 10.1145/1978942.1979189 | CHI |
Keywords | DocType | Citations |
socio-technical system,everyday life,ubiquitous computing system,mobile phone,social action,western society,web application,shelter life,homeless mother,commodity technology,broader implication,human factors,qualitative method,ubiquitous computing,qualitative methods | Conference | 33 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
1.45 | 17 | 7 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher A. Le Dantec | 1 | 458 | 30.61 |
| Robert G. Farrell | 2 | 186 | 35.15 |
| Jim E. Christensen | 3 | 57 | 2.87 |
| Mark Bailey | 4 | 57 | 2.87 |
| Jason B. Ellis | 5 | 328 | 60.40 |
| Wendy A. Kellogg | 6 | 1636 | 264.27 |
| W. Keith Edwards | 7 | 2923 | 278.96 |