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

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UbiComp '12: Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2370216.2370400

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'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.

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UbiComp '12: Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing

September 2012

1268 pages

ISBN:9781450312240

DOI:10.1145/2370216

General Chair:
Anind K. Dey
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Hao-Hua Chu
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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Gillian Hayes
University of California, Irvine

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