Poster Title:

Life is Sharable: Mechanisms to Support and Sustain Blogging Life Experience

Authors:

• YUN-MAW CHENG (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Tatung University)
• Tzu-Chuan Chou (Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica)
• Wai Yu (Virtual Engineering Centre, Queen's University Belfast)
• Li-Chieh Chen (Department of Industrial Design, Tatung University)
• Ching-Long Yeh (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Tatung University)
• Meng-Chang Chen (Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica)

Abstract:

Recent trend in the development of mobile devices, wireless communications, sensor technologies, weblogs, and peer-to-peer communications have prompted a new design opportunity for enhancing social interactions. This paper introduces our preliminary experiences in designing a prototype utilizing the aforementioned technologies to share life experience. Users equipped with camera phones coupled with short-range communication technology, such as RFID, can capture life experience and share it as weblogs to other people. However, in reality, this is easier said than done. The success of weblogs relies on the active participation and willingness of people to contribute. To encourage active participations, a ranking system, AgreeRank, is specifically developed to get them motivated.