Microcoordination 2.0: Social Coordination in the Age of Smartphones and Messaging Apps

摘要: This paper examines how mobile messaging apps have changed the way that people microcoordinate. It is based on five focus groups of young adults in Singapore and Taiwan. Originally, microcoordination usually assumed dyadic interaction using either SMS or voice calls. Increasingly, mediated communication uses allow multisided interactions facilitate task-based chat groups. Groups are easily formed but can be difficult to manage. advances our understanding via use apps. Specifically, it provides insights into dual roles instrumental expressive integral functioning these groups, ambient-mediated sociation form readily available partners emergence meme-based coordination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]