This summer I will be attending both DIS 2014 (ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems) and MobileHCI 2014 (ACM conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services) to present some of my latest research. DIS is coming up soon, June 21-25th in Vancouver and Mobile HCI is September 23-27 in Toronto. At DIS I will be presenting a full paper… Read more →
I am excited that my newest research on Tumblr fandoms has been accepted to CSCW 2014’s video proceedings. The study focuses on understanding Tumblr fandoms users, their culture and community. The full paper can be viewed here and the video here. Abstract A growing trend is the participation in online fandom communities through the support of the blogging platform Tumblr. We… Read more →
Your fandom needs you! We are looking for adults 19 years or older to participate in a study of how people use tumblr to discuss fandoms (ex. Dr. Who, Shameless, Game of Thrones, Orange is the new Black). The ideal person will be actively involved in the discussion of and participation in at least one fandom on tumblr! Read more →
Video teeser describing the paper, “Shared Joy is Double Joy” The Social Practices of User Networks within Group Shopping Sites. The paper will be presented at ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2013, in Paris this spring. Read more →
With just over a month away, IMC Vancouver 2010 is just finalizing the last speakers/presenters. The event seems to be forming as an IMC highlight event with its “crazy strong” line-up including a keynote address from illustrious Guy Kawasaki. IMC reports the keynote and focus of the conference will be “Simple Marketing”. Read more →
I guess the intelligence can’t relate the shopping to the research – oh well the bag is cute. Read more →