In this work, we use qualitative field studies to examine the role of physical artifacts in conjunction with and comparison to digital communication. We investigate what people co...
Many lovers separated by distance worry about their relationships, despite the fact that the use of various means of communication such as mobile phones and email is now widesprea...
Drinking together has important roles in human relationships and social interactions. In this paper, we suggest drinking as an implicit communication channel and an enhancer of co...
We present an active switch architecture to improve the performance of systems connected via system area networks. Our programmable active switches not only flexibly route packets...
This paper presents ethnographic fieldwork on Friendster, an online dating site utilizing social networks to encourage friend-of-friend connections. I discuss how Friendster appli...