ABSTRACT
Community networks are just another technological innovation that can support community, but not without their own complications and potential tradeoffs. In current work, Michael Horning, Harold Robinson, Blaine Hoffman, Craig Ganoe, Honglu Du, Mary Beth Rosson, and the author are addressing the twin challenges of up-to-date content and sparse content by automatically aggregating feeds from a wide variety of community websites. His approach is to design research emphasizes articulating design rationales through claims analysis of interaction scenarios. He has carried out preliminary studies of the concept, asking community members to react to scenarios illustrating various user interactions with Civicinity. Finally, the author found that those who already use wireless devices interstitially that is, to fill time between larger daily activities were more likely to be interested in their scenarios. Although people never did and never will need technology to create, experience, and sustain community, technology can play a role in facilitating community.
