In computer-mediated group communication, anonymity enables participants to post controversial comments without risking accusations of improper behavior. While this may encourage m...
The initiation of interaction in face-to-face environments is a gradual process, and takes place in a rich information landscape of awareness, attention, and social signals. One o...
Jeremy P. Birnholtz, Carl Gutwin, Gonzalo Ramos, M...
In this work, we introduce the use of tags to support the near synchronous use of instant messaging (IM). As a proof-of-concept, we developed a plug-in in Lotus Sametime, an enter...
Gary Hsieh, Jennifer Lai, Scott E. Hudson, Robert ...
Structured peer-to-peer overlay networks provide a substrate for the construction of large-scale, decentralized applications, including distributed storage, group communication, a...
Miguel Castro, Peter Druschel, Ayalvadi J. Ganesh,...
In this paper, we present a novel approach for realizing adaptive QoS control in the Internet called the adaptive load service (ALS). ALS was designed in a similar fashion to the ...