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LOCATION;ENCODING=8BIT;CHARSET=utf-8:The IDEA Lab, The University of Melbourne, 4th Floor, ICT Building, 111 Barry St, Carlton.
SUMMARY;ENCODING=8BIT;CHARSET=utf-8:Interaction Design Group Seminar
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=8BIT;CHARSET=utf-8:Jeremy Smith\nHonours Presentation: How Can 'Web 2.0' Be Used To Support Phatic Interactions For The Elderly"\n\nDue to various reasons, elderly members of society often have trouble maintaining their existing social relationships and forging new ones. This is particularly important as the quality and quantity of social relationships has been closely associated with many health outcomes such as depressive mood, stress, and overall morbidity risk. \nAn important feature of social relationships is the concept of phatic interaction. This is the theory that communication is not always solely intended to convey information, but sometimes more concerned with the maintenance of communication channels through the exchange of seemingly redundant information. \nAn emerging trend commonly associated with online socialisation is the notion of Web 2.0. This is a term crudely used to encompass the current online technological and cultural shift to a more interactive, social and user directed environment. However, the idea of phatic interaction, a key aspect of socialisation, is yet to be applied to this area and will therefore offer some interesting and novel possibilities, especially in the support of the elderly.\nIt is the aim of this research to closely examine the potential Web 2.0 offers in the support of phatic interactions for the elderly.\n\n\n\nMatthew Daniel\nHonours Presentation: Twitter Quitters: Micro-blogging and its effect on perceived social support\n\nA great number of people are turning to online communities for social support, for anything from solving technical problems, dealing with depression or assisting in smoking cessation. Many studies of these existing communities have demonstrated the benefits of online social support. More recent studies have explored facilitating social support away from home or office computers using pervasive technologies such as mobile phones. Quitting smokers in particular, due to the highly situated nature of their problem, have a need for support 'in the real world' and have the potential to benefit from such pervasive social support solutions. \n\nMicro-blogging is the practice of sending a short 'blog' post to a centralised server. The posts, which can be sent via a web form, IM client or SMS, typically describe what an individual is doing or thinking and users are able to subscribe to each other's feeds and message each other directly. Micro-blogging services such as twitter and jaiku have the potential to offer much in the area of pervasive social support. They may address the issue of temporality (individuals getting support when they need it), allow users to reflect on their progress and keep sources of social support aware of their state, an awareness which may be used to provide direct support.\n\nAccordingly, it is the aim of this research to determine if micro-blogging can be used to increase levels of perceived social support. \n\n\n
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