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Blogging by the dead

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In this article we present a concept for a ubiquitous service that allows memories to be saved and stored during an individual's lifetime, and later, after death, for those memories to be published and experienced at the specific geographic location where they were created. We call this concept Blogging by the Dead. The proposed technical solution for publishing memories at a specific geographic location is based on current existing technologies, and consists of a cross between GPS systems, mobile Internet, and fixed Internet. Through the concept of Blogging by the Dead we explore ways to combine modern technology with century old habits at the end of life.

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    NordiCHI '06: Proceedings of the 4th Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction: changing roles
    October 2006
    517 pages
    ISBN:1595933255
    DOI:10.1145/1182475
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    1. GIS
    2. mobile
    3. social computing
    4. ubiquitous computing

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