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Hi Jorge,

There's a paper that I co-wrote that deals with using mobile devices
to automatically collect interactions with people within close
proximity (http://www.imedia.mie.utoronto.ca/~achin/Publications/UserMobility_WMCSA04.pdf).
 Also, Nokia did something called the Nokia Sensor with Nokia phones
that would detect proximity and record interactions
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_Sensor).

Hope this helps.

Alvin


On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 7:42 PM, Jorge Ávila de Lima <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>  Hi
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>  I am writing a paper on data collection strategies in social network
>  analysis. I would like to include a section on new technological devices
>  that automatically register interaction between/among actors. I know that
>  there are some devices out there that some researchers are using. People
>  carry them around and they track their contacts with others (and,
>  eventually, other information, such as length of communication and
>  eventually voice tone). Information on these and other technological
>  devices for automatic data collection would be very helpful. Also, is
>  anyone aware of any publications that deal with this issue? I think that we
>  as a community need to discuss the characteristics, advantages and
>  potential drawbacks of such systems. Any information and views on this are
>  more than welcome. I promise to share the results of this query with anyone
>  who is interested.
>
>  Thank you in advance for your help and comments
>
>  Jorge Ávila de Lima
>  (Associate Professor)
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