Competitive carbon counting: Can social networking sites make saving energy more enjoyable?

Derek Foster; Mark Blythe; Paul Cairns; Shaun Lawson

doi:10.1145/1753846.1754099

Competitive carbon counting: Can social networking sites make saving energy more enjoyable?

Derek Foster^*, Mark Blythe, Paul Cairns, Shaun Lawson

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper reports on the design, deployment and initial evaluation of "Wattsup", an innovative Facebook application which displays live data from a commercial off-the-shelf energy monitor. The Wattsup application was deployed and trialled in eight homes over an eighteen day period in two conditions - personal energy data viewable and friend's energy data viewable. A significant reduction in energy was observed in the socially enabled condition. The paper argues that socially-mediated discussion and competition made for a more enjoyable user experience.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI 2010 - The 28th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Conference Proceedings and Extended Abstracts
Place of Publication	New York, NY, United States
Publisher	ACM
Pages	4039-4044
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9781605589312
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1753846.1754099
Publication status	Published - 10 Apr 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	28th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2010 - Atlanta, GA, United States Duration: 10 Apr 2010 → 15 Apr 2010

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Name	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

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Conference	28th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2010
Country/Territory	United States
City	Atlanta, GA
Period	10/04/10 → 15/04/10

Keywords

Energy saving
Persuasive technology
Social networks
Sustainability

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Foster, D., Blythe, M., Cairns, P., & Lawson, S. (2010). Competitive carbon counting: Can social networking sites make saving energy more enjoyable? In CHI 2010 - The 28th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Conference Proceedings and Extended Abstracts (pp. 4039-4044). (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/1753846.1754099

Foster, Derek ; Blythe, Mark ; Cairns, Paul et al. / Competitive carbon counting : Can social networking sites make saving energy more enjoyable?. CHI 2010 - The 28th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Conference Proceedings and Extended Abstracts. New York, NY, United States : ACM, 2010. pp. 4039-4044 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

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Foster, D, Blythe, M, Cairns, P & Lawson, S 2010, Competitive carbon counting: Can social networking sites make saving energy more enjoyable? in CHI 2010 - The 28th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Conference Proceedings and Extended Abstracts. Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, ACM, New York, NY, United States, pp. 4039-4044, 28th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2010, Atlanta, GA, United States, 10/04/10. https://doi.org/10.1145/1753846.1754099

Competitive carbon counting: Can social networking sites make saving energy more enjoyable? / Foster, Derek; Blythe, Mark; Cairns, Paul et al.
CHI 2010 - The 28th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Conference Proceedings and Extended Abstracts. New York, NY, United States: ACM, 2010. p. 4039-4044 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

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Foster D, Blythe M, Cairns P, Lawson S. Competitive carbon counting: Can social networking sites make saving energy more enjoyable? In CHI 2010 - The 28th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Conference Proceedings and Extended Abstracts. New York, NY, United States: ACM. 2010. p. 4039-4044. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings). doi: 10.1145/1753846.1754099

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