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The dramatic success of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs, and traditional discussion groups empowers individuals to become active in local and global communities. Some enthusiasts believe that with modest redesign, these technologies can be harnessed to support national priorities such as healthcare/wellness, disaster response, community safety, energy sustainability, etc. However, accomplishing these ambitious goals will require long-term research to develop validated scientific theories and reliable, secure, and scalable technology strategies. The enduring questions of how to motivate participation, increase social trust, and promote collaboration remain grand challenges even as the technology rapidly evolves. This talk invites researchers across multiple disciplines to participate in redefining our discipline of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) along more social lines to answer vital research questions while creating inspirational prototypes, conducting innovative evaluations, and developing robust technologies. By placing greater emphasis on social media, the HCI community could constructively influence these historic changes.
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Shneiderman, B. (2011). Technology-Mediated Social Participation: The Next 25 Years of HCI Challenges. In: Jacko, J.A. (eds) Human-Computer Interaction. Design and Development Approaches. HCI 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6761. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21602-2_1
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