Woodruff-Aoki2004

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Woodruff-Aoki2004
BibType ARTICLE
Key Woodruff-Aoki2004
Author(s) Allison Woodruff, Paul M. Aoki
Title Push-to-talk social talk
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Tag(s) EMCA, cellular radio, instant messaging, two-way radio, walkie-talkies
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Year 2004
Language English
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Journal Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Volume 13
Number 5-6
Pages 409–441
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DOI 10.1007/s10606-004-5060-x
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Abstract

This paper presents an exploratory study of college-age students using two-way, push-to-talk cellular radios. We describe the observed and reported use of cellular radio by the participants. We discuss how the half-duplex, lightweight cellular radio communication was associated with reduced interactional commitment, which meant the cellular radios could be used for a wide range of conversation styles. One such style, intermittent conversation, is characterized by response delays. Intermittent conversation is surprising in an audio medium, since it is typically associated with textual media such as instant messaging. We present design implications of our findings.

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