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Exploring the cognitive consequences of social search

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Brynn M. Evans,

Sanjay Kairam,

Peter PirolliAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '09: CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 3377 - 3382

https://doi.org/10.1145/1520340.1520489

Published: 04 April 2009 Publication History

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To what extent can social interactions augment people's natural search experiences? What factors influence the decision to turn to a friend for help? Our paper presents the preliminary results of a social sensemaking task that begin to address such questions by examining the cognitive consequences of social search.

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Exploring the cognitive consequences of social search
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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CHI EA '09: CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

April 2009

2470 pages

ISBN:9781605582474

DOI:10.1145/1520340

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Brigham Young University
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Microsoft Research
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Meredith Ringel Morris
Microsoft Research
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Carnegie Mellon University
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University of Calgary

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