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Zync with Me: Synchronized Sharing of Video through Instant Messaging

Zync with Me: Synchronized Sharing of Video through Instant Messaging

David A. Shamma, Yiming Liu
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781605666563|ISBN10: 1605666564|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616925062|EISBN13: 9781605666570
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-656-3.ch016
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Shamma, David A., and Yiming Liu. "Zync with Me: Synchronized Sharing of Video through Instant Messaging." Social Interactive Television: Immersive Shared Experiences and Perspectives, edited by Pablo Cesar, et al., IGI Global, 2009, pp. 269-284. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-656-3.ch016

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Shamma, D. A. & Liu, Y. (2009). Zync with Me: Synchronized Sharing of Video through Instant Messaging. In P. Cesar, D. Geerts, & K. Chorianopoulos (Eds.), Social Interactive Television: Immersive Shared Experiences and Perspectives (pp. 269-284). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-656-3.ch016

Chicago

Shamma, David A., and Yiming Liu. "Zync with Me: Synchronized Sharing of Video through Instant Messaging." In Social Interactive Television: Immersive Shared Experiences and Perspectives, edited by Pablo Cesar, David Geerts, and Konstantinos Chorianopoulos, 269-284. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-656-3.ch016

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Abstract

This chapter details a real world case study of a synchronized video-sharing tool, Zync. Zync was integrated into a popular instant messenger program that enables a virtual co-present “watch together” and “on-the-couch” viewing experience. Users can watch videos together in sync with each others, while they chat via text messages. Using logged data from 2,814 users, three types of people who share videos via IM are identified, as well as the different kinds of videos commonly shared and how users shared these videos with their IM friends. The authors follow up on these trends with user studies and interviews, which further explains how and why people are motivated to share videos. Based on their findings, the authors identify and define future design areas for synchronized sharing of video; to help keep people connected through media.

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