We have recently observed a convergence of technologies to foster the emergence of
lifelogging as a mainstream activity. Computer storage has become significantly cheaper …

Highlights•Online affordances magnify the ways and media in which we can express
identity.•Dematerialization leads to less attachment to digital possessions.•Re-embodiment …

This article introduces a new dimension of consumption as liquid or solid. Liquid
consumption is defined as ephemeral, access based, and dematerialized, while solid …

Digital goods are, in many cases, substantive innovations relative to their physical
counterparts. Yet, in five experiments, people ascribed less value to digital than to physical …

The extended self was proposed in 1988. Since it was formulated, many technological
changes have dramatically affected the way we consume, present ourselves, and …

Prompted by perceived shortcomings of prevailing conceptualizations of digital technology
in IS, we propose a theory aimed at capturing both the ontological complexity of digital …

A growing number of HCI scholars have started to take materiality as an entry point for
acquiring a deeper understanding of the possibilities and constraints of design. Steadily …

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contributed articles il lu s t r a t io n b y g ia c o m o m a r c h es i WhaT iF We could digitally …

The growing use of social media means that an increasing amount of people's lives are
visible online. We draw from Goffman's theatrical metaphor and Hogan's exhibition …

The objects we consume increasingly exist in digital form, from audiobooks and digital
photographs to social media profiles and avatars. Digital objects are often argued to be less …