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Let's Talk About Sex (Apps), CSCW

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Jeremy Birnholtz,

Irina Shklovski,

Eran TochAuthors Info & Claims

CSCW'15 Companion: Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference Companion on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing

Pages 283 - 288

https://doi.org/10.1145/2685553.2685557

Published: 28 February 2015 Publication History

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Location-based social network apps for dating have grown significantly over the past few years. Although they have many possible uses, casual and sexual encounters remain an important part of their draw. For CSCW, these apps are interesting to study: they offer a context to explore issues of identity and self-presentation, geography and locality, privacy and security, as well as motivation and usage habits. In this one-day workshop, we invite researchers, students, and practitioners from a diverse range of backgrounds, including CSCW, computer science, sociology, and public health, to discuss these issues and more, as well as to explore the difficulties and challenges inherent in this research. In addition to exploring the issues around apps for sex and dating, participants will also help to bring some of these sensitive, yet important topics into the mainstream of CSCW research.

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Let's Talk About Sex (Apps), CSCW
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Collaborative and social computing theory, concepts and paradigms
      1. Computer supported cooperative work
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing and business
      1. Computer supported cooperative work

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CSCW'15 Companion: Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference Companion on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing

February 2015

350 pages

ISBN:9781450329460

DOI:10.1145/2685553

General Chairs:
Dan Cosley
Cornell University, USA
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Drexel University, USA
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Sheffield Hallam University, UK
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David McDonald
University of Washington, USA

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