In our network culture totally different and new spaces have developed. In cyberspace there are new forms of location-based communities. No communities based on membership, ideology or doctrine, but open spaces where people find each other in a shared interest: fluid communities, in jargon called ‘affinity …

This thesis is written for ‘Theater aan de Schie’ to determine which measures they should take to generate more revenue from the rental of the theater. This research provides insight into how companies find a location and which criteria they find important. This thesis used the Marketing RaDaR of Nate …

The book is concerned with narrative in digital media that changes according to user input—Interactive Digital Narrative (IDN). It provides a broad overview of current issues and future directions in this multi-disciplinary field that includes humanities-based and computational perspectives. It assembles …

Ambient monitoring systems offer great possibilities for health trend analysis in addition to anomaly detection. Health trend analysis helps care professionals to evaluate someones functional health and direct or evaluate the choice of interventions. This paper presents one case study of a person that …

Knowing firefighters’ locations in a burning building would dramatically improve their safety. In this study from the Saxion Research Centre for Design and Technology in the Firebee project, an algorithm was developed and tested to enhance the estimation of a person’s location, based on inertial measurements …

SMEs within the rural Dutch municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug (UHG) are becoming increasingly aware of the need for sustainable ‘green’ business. Their sense of sustainability is strongly defined by the ‘green’ environment in which they live and work. They were seeking an entrepreneurial approach to …

1e alinea column: Sociale media veranderen onze kijk op de wereld. Dat is een langzaam proces, soms hardhandig maar onvermijdelijk. 15 jaar geleden was 'spam' een onbekend woord bij de meesten van ons. Nu is het een mentale categorie waar je ook een gevoel bij hebt. Woorden scheppen werkelijkheid. Het …

1e alinea column: Internet, social media, en al dan niet location based mobiele data hebben impact op de zichtbaarheid van de burger als consument, op business logica modellen en op hoe organisaties eruit gaan zien qua inrichting om in deze veranderende markt te overleven. In deze column de veranderingen …

The focus of this research paper is on location-based services in a retail setting. In the theoretical framework shopping behavior and its changes after the rise of the internet and mobile devices are laid out. Implications for retailers are discussed and possible methods of adapting to the new ways …

Motivation -- Communication technologies providing location-based and social applications may stimulate social cohesion and community building in deprived neighbourhoods. This study investigates the expertise required to develop mobile, social and context-sensitive applications. Research approach …