SUPPORTING NEWS READING AND DISCOVERY THROUGH DIRECTED ONSITE INFORMATION SHARING

Pia Tukkinen, Mikko Pohja, Katarina Segerståhl, Suvi Silfverberg, Petri Vuorimaa

2012

Abstract

Sharing has become an integral part of online content discovery. In many cases, content is relevant to members of a close-knit group, rather than all Facebook friends or Twitter followers. To explore emerging practices of directed content sharing, we implemented an integrated sharing platform associated with an online newspaper that allows members of close-knit groups to share and discover articles onsite as a part of their news consumption. The application was evaluated in a field trial. Participants reported lower sharing barriers and increased sharing frequency. They perceived value in sharing and receiving personally targeted news content. Based on these outcomes, we present design recommendations for such systems. Specifically, we contribute to the design requirements of group interfaces and directed information sharing.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Tukkinen P., Pohja M., Segerståhl K., Silfverberg S. and Vuorimaa P. (2012). SUPPORTING NEWS READING AND DISCOVERY THROUGH DIRECTED ONSITE INFORMATION SHARING . In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST, ISBN 978-989-8565-08-2, pages 367-373. DOI: 10.5220/0003907903670373

in Bibtex Style

@conference{webist12,
author={Pia Tukkinen and Mikko Pohja and Katarina Segerståhl and Suvi Silfverberg and Petri Vuorimaa},
title={SUPPORTING NEWS READING AND DISCOVERY THROUGH DIRECTED ONSITE INFORMATION SHARING},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST,},
year={2012},
pages={367-373},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003907903670373},
isbn={978-989-8565-08-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST,
TI - SUPPORTING NEWS READING AND DISCOVERY THROUGH DIRECTED ONSITE INFORMATION SHARING
SN - 978-989-8565-08-2
AU - Tukkinen P.
AU - Pohja M.
AU - Segerståhl K.
AU - Silfverberg S.
AU - Vuorimaa P.
PY - 2012
SP - 367
EP - 373
DO - 10.5220/0003907903670373