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Reactive Binders: A Framework and Prototype for Team-Oriented Web Work

Authors:
Sven Rizzotti
Helmar Burkhart

Keywords: Online collaboration, Data Cloud, Social Sharing, Interactive IR

Abstract:
The fact that collaboration tools are often ignored to share information may lead to inefficiency and it is a challenge to change that situation. We believe that the entry costs into collaboration tool usage needs to be lowered. Users like a smooth shift from well-known metaphors and prefer models designed for simplicity. We introduce the Reactive Binder (RB) framework, which is based on the common known office model of shelves, binders, and registers. Our binders and shelves, however, are virtual and shared by web teams. RBs targets for reactiveness i.e., document binders are active entities that can react on events. With the RB framework and the PROBINDR prototype, we propose a collaboration solution with low entry costs and claim better user acceptance in distributed teams.

Pages: 69 to 73

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: June 24, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4227

ISBN: 978-1-61208-206-6

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from June 24, 2012 to June 29, 2012