Facilitating Social Networking in Inner-City Neighborhoods

Authors:
Marcus Foth
Affiliations:
Queensland University of Technology
Venue:
Computer
Year:
2006

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Abstract

The success of new social networking systems for residents of inner-city neighborhoods depends on the software's ability to animate and support meaningful interaction between proximate users, to network serendipitous social encounters, and to seamlessly integrate with the way interaction takes place in existing urban social networks.