## Abstract We explore how users manage multiโsession web tasks (tasks that require more than a single web session to complete). When users are performing multiโsession web tasks, they must โmake senseโ of information that they gather during each of the Web sessions and they must also โkeep a sense
An examination of multi-session web tasks
โ Scribed by Bonnie MacKay; Carolyn Watters
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 90 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0044-7870
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
Users are now performing more sophisticated web tasks. In this poster, we explore web tasks that require multiple web sessions to satisfy a goal. We have explored this topic through a webโbased diary study and a field study using Firefox customized with logging capabilities. We examined the frequency of multiโsession tasks and the range of browser tools that are utilized to complete these tasks.
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