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Mobile support for communities of interest: design and implementation of Community2Go

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MobileHCI '07: Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices and services

Pages 198 - 205

https://doi.org/10.1145/1377999.1378007

Published: 09 September 2007 Publication History

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In this paper we present Community2Go, a community portal for mobile devices with small displays. Community2Go offers relevant functions for social interaction and access to Communities of Interest (CoIs) set up by the FIT community toolbar. Thus, Community2Go bridges the gap between desktop functionality and mobile needs. We present the design, functionality and evaluation of Community2Go.

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MobileHCI '07: Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices and services

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DOI:10.1145/1377999

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Preece JPauw DClegg T(2019)Interaction design of community-driven environmental projects (CDEPs): A case study from the Anacostia WatershedProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences10.1073/pnas.1808635115116:6(1886-1893)Online publication date: 4-Feb-2019
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Chung H(2012)Toward implementing a mobile collaborative system2012 International Conference on Systems and Informatics (ICSAI2012)10.1109/ICSAI.2012.6223262(1248-1252)Online publication date: May-2012
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSAI.2012.6223262
Yamakami T(2009)Sub-culture-driven Mobile Internet Business ModelsProceedings of the 2009 Eighth International Conference on Mobile Business10.1109/ICMB.2009.20(76-81)Online publication date: 27-Jun-2009
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/ICMB.2009.20

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