P2P social networking for the rest of US

Authors:
Zoe Antoniou;Sacha Zyto;Dimitris N. Kalofonos
Affiliations:
Nokia,11The research was conducted when the authors were part of the Nokia Research Centre Cambridge, MA, in collaboration with the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. 5 W ...;MIT CSAIL, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States;Nokia,11The research was conducted when the authors were part of the Nokia Research Centre Cambridge, MA, in collaboration with the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. 5 W ...
Venue:
Pervasive and Mobile Computing
Year:
2010

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Abstract

The user experience of current P2P Personal and Social networking systems does not meet the usability needs of the technically naive users. This is the motivation behind MyNet, a P2P platform that enables non-expert users to easily organize their resources and share them in their immediate social neighborhood. In this paper, we present our experience following a user-centered approach in designing MyNet: using real-world metaphors in the core system, leveraging NFC-based touch to mirror human behavior models, and involving actual users in the design process. The results of our 50-user usability evaluation are also presented in detail.