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Abstract
In this paper we present work on micro-serendipity: investigating everyday contexts, conditions, and attributes of serendipity as shared on Twitter. In contrast to related work, we deliberately omit a preset definition of serendipity to allow for the inclusion of micro-occurrences of what people themselves consider as meaningful coincidences in everyday life. We find that different people have different thresholds for what they consider serendipitous, revealing a serendipity continuum. We propose a distinction between background serendipity (or ‘traditional’ serendipity) and foreground serendipity (or ‘synchronicity’, unexpectedly finding something meaningful related to foreground interests). Our study confirms the presence of three key serendipity elements of unexpectedness, insight and value (Makri & Blandford, 2012), and suggests a fourth element, preoccupation (foreground problem/interest), which covers synchronicity. Finally, we find that a combination of features based on word usage, POS categories, and hashtag usage show promise in automatically identifying tweets about serendipitous occurrences.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the iConference 2013 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Place of Publication | IDEALS |
Publisher | iSchools |
Publication date | 28 Jan 2013 |
Pages | 196-208 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Jan 2013 |
Event | iConference 2013: Scholarship in Action: Data - Innovation - Wisdom - University of North Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, United States Duration: 12 Feb 2013 → 15 Feb 2013 |
Conference
Conference | iConference 2013 |
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Location | University of North Texas |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Fort Worth, Texas |
Period | 12/02/2013 → 15/02/2013 |
Keywords
- serendipity
- information behaviour
- everyday life
- information sharing
- social computing
- social and community informatics
- qualitative data analysis
- quantitative data analysis
- online social networks
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iConference 2013
Lennart Björneborn (Speaker)
12 Feb 2013 → 15 Feb 2013Activity: Participating in an event - types › Organisation of and participation in conference