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Facebook has been adopted in many countries with over 80% of its user-base being outside of the US and Canada. Yet, despite this global dominance, not much is understood of Facebook usage by individuals in non-western cultures. A... more

Facebook has been adopted in many countries with over 80% of its user-base being outside of the US and Canada. Yet, despite this global dominance, not much is understood of Facebook usage by individuals in non-western cultures. A cross-cultural study was conducted with undergraduate students in the United States and Namibia to examine Facebook use. The study used a mixed method of an online surveys and focus groups in both countries. The research examined issues such as motivations for use, friendships, privacy and trust, and life changing events such as relationships, births, deaths, religion and politics. Findings suggest cultural influence on both online and offline practices as well as appropriation and re-contextualization to fit existing offline cultural practices. While we find that participants from the United States are changing their online behavior toward self-censorship, more users from Namibia, where family and community structures are tighter, continue to engage in online behavior that is more open and transparent. Findings also suggest an expressive privacy paradox for United States participants, who are generally less concerned with updating their privacy settings while simultaneously practicing self-censorship.

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  • Human Computer Interaction, Identity (Culture), Cross-Cultural Studies, Social Media
• • by Dorothy Howard
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  • Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Ethnography, CSCW HCI Web2.0 Ethnography, Free and Open Source Software

This paper examines some of the issues involved in the coordination of geographically distributed software development teams. In recent years, the phenomenon of global software development (GSD) has become widespread, for a variety of... more

This paper examines some of the issues involved in the coordination of geographically distributed software development teams. In recent years, the phenomenon of global software development (GSD) has become widespread, for a variety of reasons such as “chasing the sun”, purportedly lower costs in certain countries, labour availability, market accessibility, etc.

• • by Liam Bannon and +1
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  • HCI, Global Software Development, CSCW, CSCW HCI Web2.0 Ethnography

Product design and development processes do not always proceed in a linear step-by-step manner, starting with the initial problem leading to a solution consisting of a number of clearly defined steps in between. As such the development of... more

Product design and development processes do not always proceed in a linear step-by-step manner, starting with the initial problem leading to a solution consisting of a number of clearly defined steps in between. As such the development of IT-based tools to support this process is also far from straightforward. It requires considerable creativity to design IT-based systems that can enhance product designer’s capabilities without detracting from the creative process. In this chapter, we offer insights into the use of various IT-based systems that have been developed in response to the requirements of a contemporary design consultancy. Specifically, we examine the various stages in the design process based on a case study of a London-based design consultancy, Studio Levien. The case study is used to illustrate the key IT-based elements required to support the design process and their implications for research and practice.

• • by Aggelos Liapis
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  • CSCW, Communities, CSCW HCI Web2.0 Ethnography, CSCW, Web Development