Why we share: A study of motivations for mobile media sharing

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Abstract

Mobile phones equipped with cameras have become popular among consumers, and this has fuelled an increase in mobile media sharing. The present research investigates the sharing of mobile media by conducting a diary study to specifically understand the type of media captured and shared, and the motivations behind these activities. Participants maintained a month-long diary, documenting their media sharing activities. Post-study interviews were also conducted to elicit additional information not captured in the diary. Results suggest a range of motivational factors, and that social and emotional influences played an important role in media sharing behavior. Participants were also more inclined to share photos that any other media due to cost and transmission time considerations. Implications of our work are also discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationActive Media Technology - 5th International Conference, AMT 2009, Proceedings
Pages195-206
Number of pages12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event5th International Conference on Active Media Technology, AMT 2009 - Beijing, China
Duration: Oct 22 2009Oct 24 2009

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume5820 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Active Media Technology, AMT 2009
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period10/22/0910/24/09

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

Keywords

  • Diary study
  • Mobile media sharing
  • Mobile phone
  • Motivations
  • User-generated content

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