The research community on the study and design of systems for personal informatics has
grown over the past decade. To take stock of what the topics the field has studied and …

Designers have demonstrated an increased interest in designing for reflection. However,
that work currently occurs under a variety of diverse auspices. To help organize and …

The growing use of social media means that an increasing amount of people's lives are
visible online. We draw from Goffman's theatrical metaphor and Hogan's exhibition …

Digital artifacts on social media can challenge individuals during identity transitions,
particularly those who prefer to delete, separate from, or hide data that are representative of …

This article questions how people will interact with a quantified past—the growing historical
record generated by the increasing use of sensor-based technologies and, in particular …

We describe the design and deployment of Olly, a domestic music player that enables
people to re-experience digital music they listened to in the past. Olly uses its owner's Last …

Significant research has examined social media users' self-presentation strategies, both
within a single account and across multiple platforms. Few studies, however, have …

People worldwide are increasingly acquiring virtual possessions. While virtual possessions
have become ubiquitous, little work exists on how people value them, and how their …

Scholars across the humanities, social sciences, and information sciences are grappling
with how best to study virtual environments, use computational tools in their research, and …

Content generation on social network sites has been considered mainly from the
perspective of individuals interacting with social network contacts. Yet research has also …