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Detecting Life Changes: Increasing Opportunities to Benefit from People-Nearby Applications

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Joey Chiao-Yin Hsiao,

Tawanna R. DillahuntAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '17: Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 1700 - 1707

https://doi.org/10.1145/3027063.3053099

Published: 06 May 2017 Publication History

Abstract

Prior research suggests that individuals are motivated to use People-Nearby Applications (PNAs) to meet new people offline and that these individuals receive benefits such as social and cultural capital from their offline connections. It is unclear, however, what the impetus behind these motivations are and whether individuals are motivated to use PNAs for other reasons. To explore these questions, we analyzed a dataset of 14 active PNA users' semi-structured interviews and found that participants' first experiences using PNAs were associated with significant life events such as moving to a new area or ending a relationship. We conducted an online survey (N=142) to explore these findings further and investigate whether they generalized across a broader set of active PNA users. We confirm our past findings and contribute ways in which future technologies can detect specific life changes to increase the opportunities for individuals to benefit from PNAs.

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Detecting Life Changes: Increasing Opportunities to Benefit from People-Nearby Applications
1. Human-centered computing

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Zytko DMullins NTaylor SHoller R(2022)Dating Apps Are Used for More Than DatingProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/34928496:GROUP(1-14)Online publication date: 14-Jan-2022
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