by Research Team | Apr 14, 2022 | Research Publications
Author(s): Arianna Boldi Amon Rapp Abstract: The availability of wearable devices recently boosted the popularity of self-tracking technologies. Self-trackers are involved in a complex process of knowledge development, but this cannot be achieved without knowing the...
by Research Team | Apr 12, 2022 | Research Publications
Author(s): Agnès Rocamora Abstract: The article approaches the field of fashion influencers as an instance of the pervasive power of datafication and quantification in everyday life. It discusses the role of metrics in the fashion influencer economy, and the...
by Research Team | Apr 11, 2022 | Research Publications
Author(s): Mariannn (Maz) Hardey Abstract: The purpose of this article is to examine the effect of different types of self-tracking users (trackers) on the health behaviours of others living in the same household. The study takes an international perspective,...
by Research Team | Mar 29, 2022 | Research Publications
Author(s): Zilu Liang Abstract: Quantified-self refers to the practice that people use consumer wearables to collect personal data for self-care or self-knowledge. After more than a decade of its popularity, the quantifies-self practice is still mostly centered on...
by Research Team | Mar 23, 2022 | Research Publications
Author(s): Pei-Yao Hung Mark S. Ackerman Abstract: With the advent of pervasive sensing devices, data captured about one’s everyday life (e.g., heart rate, sleep quality, emotion, or social activity) offers enormous possibilities for promoting in-home health care for...
