Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Communications of the Cloud Software |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
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Keywords
- Cloud computing
- contact book
- co-creation
- user interface design
- evaluation
- prototype
- identities
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Cloud based concept for a future contact book. / Williams, Maini; Kaasinen, Eija; Kulju, Minna; Rinta-Kauppila, Aleksi.
In: Communications of the Cloud Software, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2011.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Cloud based concept for a future contact book
AU - Williams, Maini
AU - Kaasinen, Eija
AU - Kulju, Minna
AU - Rinta-Kauppila, Aleksi
N1 - Project code: TIVIT/CloudSW
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - People are using several different devices and services for communication purposes. Managing and synchronizing contact information becomes challenging when the number of different contact books increases. In this paper we describe the development of a future contact book concept that utilizes the possibilities of cloud computing. A cloud based contact book can serve various devices and applications and it is available anywhere and anytime. The cloud based contact book could indicate availability of people and it could help in selecting the preferred communication channel simplifying the initial contact. It also enables people to have different identities in their daily lives. The contact book concept was co-created with potential end users in different ideation activities. In this paper the concept of cloud based contact book and initial user evaluation results are described. One of the key findings of the study was that users are having different identities. These identities could be used to determine who is able to reach the person at any given moment and what communication channel is used to make a contact.
AB - People are using several different devices and services for communication purposes. Managing and synchronizing contact information becomes challenging when the number of different contact books increases. In this paper we describe the development of a future contact book concept that utilizes the possibilities of cloud computing. A cloud based contact book can serve various devices and applications and it is available anywhere and anytime. The cloud based contact book could indicate availability of people and it could help in selecting the preferred communication channel simplifying the initial contact. It also enables people to have different identities in their daily lives. The contact book concept was co-created with potential end users in different ideation activities. In this paper the concept of cloud based contact book and initial user evaluation results are described. One of the key findings of the study was that users are having different identities. These identities could be used to determine who is able to reach the person at any given moment and what communication channel is used to make a contact.
KW - Cloud computing
KW - contact book
KW - co-creation
KW - user interface design
KW - evaluation
KW - prototype
KW - identities
M3 - Article
VL - 1
JO - Communications of the Cloud Software
JF - Communications of the Cloud Software
SN - 2242-5403
IS - 1
ER -