Beyond the Dyad: understanding sharing in instant messaging

Authors:
Mirko Fetter;Tom Gross
Affiliations:
Bauhaus-University Weimar, Weimar, Germany;Bauhaus-University Weimar, Weimar, Germany
Venue:
CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2009

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Abstract

Instant messaging allows users to exchange presence and availability information, and to have spontaneous online conversations. We report on a study of account sharing in IM, and present distinct types of sharing as well as practices of sharing.