Abstract
In this paper we present a social platform that empowers real-life social experiences by using the crowd to help people discover interesting events around a particular location and make the best of the actual experience. We demonstrate how current systems cover only partially the social and individual motivations on deciding and teaming up for events, and propose i) a system of implicit and explicit incentives that rewards intention and experience sharing within circles based on friendship or interests and ii) a discovery algorithm that combines the importance of coming along with friends with the personal interests to recommend events. The resulting platform has been applied to generic events as well as domain-specific ones such as shows in movie theaters.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | CollaborateCom 2012 - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Collaborative Computing |
| Subtitle of host publication | Networking, Applications and Worksharing |
| Pages | 175-180 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 8th IEEE International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing, CollaborateCom 2012 - Pittsburgh, PA, United States Duration: 14 Oct 2012 → 17 Oct 2012 |
Conference
| Conference | 8th IEEE International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing, CollaborateCom 2012 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Period | 14.10.12 → 17.10.12 |
Keywords
- Experience sharing
- recommender systems
- social networks
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Computer Science Applications