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Work rhythms: analyzing visualizations of awareness histories of distributed groups

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James "Bo" Begole,

Randall B. Smith,

Nicole YankelovichAuthors Info & Claims

CSCW '02: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work

Pages 334 - 343

https://doi.org/10.1145/587078.587125

Published: 16 November 2002 Publication History

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We examined records of minute-by-minute computer activity coupled with information about the location of the activity, online calendar appointments, and e-mail activity. We present a number of visualizations of the data that exhibit meaningful patterns in users' activities. We demonstrate how the patterns vary between individuals and within individuals according to time of day, location, and day of the week. Some patterns augment the schedule information found in people's online calendars. We discuss applications for group coordination (especially across time zones) plus opportunities for future research. In light of the popularity of instant messaging, this research identifies some of the benefits and privacy risks associated with the uses of online presence and awareness information.

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