Digital artifacts as legacy

Gulotta, Rebecca; Odom, William; Forlizzi, Jodi; Faste, Haakon

doi:10.1145/2470654.2466240

Cited by 99 publications

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“…However, ephemerality can be represented to users in a variety of ways. For example, posts and representations could appear to decay overtime with use, fading like an old paper photograph every time a person encounters that particular media [8].…”

Section: Media Ephemeralitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Media, Meaning, and Context Loss in Ephemeral Communication Platforms

Cavalcanti

Pinto

Brubaker

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing

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Most social media platforms are persistent in nature, enabling users to re-visit content at their discretion. Platforms with design features that support ephemeral communications, such as Snapchat, have become increasingly popular. During the course of our empirical study, we interviewed 15 Snapchat users about their experiences and practices. Our data reveal that Snapchat users experienced different types of loss, including media, meaning, and context loss, and developed workarounds to deal with those losses, including preemptive action and collaborative saving practices. Our findings revealed a conflict between the user's expectation of the affordance the ephemeral platforms would provide, and the actions user's followed.

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Section: Media Ephemeralitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Media, Meaning, and Context Loss in Ephemeral Communication Platforms

Cavalcanti

Pinto

Brubaker

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing

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“…As has been noted elsewhere [17,31], the process of bequeathing objects can act as more than a reflection of relationships, it can be constitutive of them. Additionally, inheritance as a model often presumes a defined heir, which is not necessarily the case with online accounts and data.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 91%

“…One potential solution to these challenges could include "deep storage" and decay of digital artifacts [31]. However, decay is sometimes seen as antithetical to the nature of digital objects, which can always remain in their authentic condition [17]. A desire for authenticity may present some challenges when the data involved serves as a Session: Social Media for Relationships CHI 2014, One of a CHInd, Toronto, ON, Canada representation of the deceased, as is the case with a Facebook profile.…”

Section: Inheritance and Bereavementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stewarding a legacy

Brubaker

Dombrowski

Gilbert

et al. 2014

Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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This paper extends research on the giving and inheriting of digital artifacts by examining social network site accounts post-mortem. Given the important role that social network sites play in online bereavement practices, we conducted a series of in-depth qualitative interviews to explore issues around inheritance and post-mortem data management of Facebook accounts. We found that participants focused less on ownership of the data, and instead on the duties and potential conflicts associated with maintaining an account post-mortem. Subsequently, we argue for "stewardship" as an alternative to inheritance for framing post-mortem data management practices. Analysis of post-mortem data management activities highlights how stewards are accountable and responsible to the deceased and various survivors. However, weighing competing responsibilities is complicated by varied relationships with disparate survivors, as well as the inability to consult with the deceased. Based on our findings, we claim that postmortem solutions need to account for the needs of stewards in addition to those of the deceased and survivors. We suggest that a model of stewardship better accounts for the interpersonal responsibilities that accompany online data than inheritance alone.

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“…In contrast to material possessions, virtual possessions are placeless, spaceless, and formless (Odom, Zimmerman, & Forlizzi, 2014). These qualities affect the circumstances under which people manage their possessions including the process of curating and archiving their possessions (Kaye et al, 2006), their process of spending time with and reflecting on their virtual possessions (Odom et al, 2010), and the legacy that they leave through their possessions (Gulotta, Odom, Forlizzi, & Faste, 2013).…”

Section: Identity Interfaces: Virtual Possessions and Selfreflectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, the finding that fragmented virtual possessions are problematic for end users (i.e that they are stored in different non-compatible applications and services) (Odom et al, 2014) is an important issue for personal data at large. Similarly, the importance of and challenges with leaving a digital legacy (Gulotta et al, 2013) is an important point of consideration for the whole of an individual's personal data archives, even the aspects of that archive that might not be considered "virtual possessions.…”

Section: Identity Interfaces: Virtual Possessions and Selfreflectionmentioning

confidence: 99%