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In this paper we introduce Circlebook, a novel technique for visualizing an ego-network according to a distance function, using a radial layout. We apply such technique in order to support social network users (e.g. Facebook) in inspecting the level of interaction with their friends. In addition, we propose a set of control techniques that exploit this visualization, such as the filtering of contents created by the user’s friends, and the end-user editing of the distance values. In addition, we detail the implementation of a prototype for both the visualization and the filtering techniques in a mobile setting. We evaluated the usability of the proposed approach through a user study, comparing our prototype with the current Facebook wall-post visualization. The experimental results shows that the user are immediately proficient with the visualization and that it can be successfully exploited for controlling the content filtering.
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Fenu, G., Spano, L.D. (2013). Circlebook: Visual Display of Friend Proximity. In: Daniel, F., Papadopoulos, G.A., Thiran, P. (eds) Mobile Web Information Systems. MobiWIS 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8093. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40276-0_11
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