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International World Wide Web Conference archive
Proceedings of the 10th international conference on World Wide Web table of contents

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Pages: 673 - 680

Year of Publication: 2001

ISBN:1-58113-348-0

Authors

George Buchanan	Middlesex University, Bounds Green Road, London, UK
Sarah Farrant	Middlesex University, Bounds Green Road, London, UK
Matt Jones	Middlesex University, Bounds Green Road, London, UK
Harold Thimbleby	Middlesex University, Bounds Green Road, London, UK
Gary Marsden	Dept of Computer Science, University of Cape Town, Private Bag RONDEBOSCH, 7701 South Africa
Michael Pazzani	AdaptiveInfo, 111 Innovation Drive, Suite 200, Irvine, CA

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SIGWEB: ACM Special Interest Group on Hypertext, Hypermedia, and Web
SIGLINK: Hypertext, Hypermedia, and Web
IW3C2 : International World Wide Web Conference Committee

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
C. Computer Systems Organization
C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
C.2.1 Network Architecture and Design
Subjects: Wireless communication

Additional Classification:
C. Computer Systems Organization
C.5 COMPUTER SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
C.5.3 Microcomputers
Subjects: Portable devices (e.g., laptops, personal digital assistants)

H. Information Systems
H.1 MODELS AND PRINCIPLES
H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors, Management, Measurement, Performance, Theory

Keywords:
HCI, WAP, mobile internet, usability

Collaborative Colleagues:

George Buchanan: colleagues

Sarah Farrant: colleagues

Matt Jones: colleagues

Harold Thimbleby: colleagues

Gary Marsden: colleagues

Michael Pazzani: colleagues

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