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Understanding mobile web and mobile search use in today's dynamic mobile landscape

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MobileHCI '11: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

Pages 67 - 76

https://doi.org/10.1145/2037373.2037385

Published: 30 August 2011 Publication History

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The term mobile Web is changing. Mobile is traditionally associated with on-the-move, portable and dynamic. However, with the advent of smartphones, an increasing number of users are accessing the mobile Internet via their phone while in more stationary and familiar settings, like at home or at work. This shift in the meaning of mobile is having a significant effect on mobile Web behavior. Designing great mobile Web experiences requires a deeper understanding of the information needs, behaviors and underlying motivations of mobile users. As such, the goal of this work is to study this shift and its impact on mobile Internet access, with a view to determining what this means for the future of the mobile Web and in particular mobile search. In this paper we present the results of an online diary and interview study of 18 active mobile Web users over a 4-week period focusing on how, why, where and in what situations people use the mobile Internet and mobile search. Our findings raise a new set of open research questions and point to a number of implications for enriching the experiences of mobile Web users.

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MobileHCI '11: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

August 2011

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ISBN:9781450305419

DOI:10.1145/2037373

General Chair:
Markus Bylund
Swedish INstitute of Computer Science (SICS)
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Oskar Juhlin
Mobile Life Centre, Stockholm University
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Ylva Fernaeus
Mobile Life Centre, SICS

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