The Absent Peer – Non-users in Social Interaction Design

This research aims to provide a framework for the consideration of non-users in the context of social interaction design (SxD), in particular for the design of social network sites (SNSs). The theory of “The Absent Peer” consists of two core concepts, presenting the network aspect and the sociality aspect how non-use influences SNS concepts. Herein, the focus of the work is on the discovery of the impact of non-use rather than on its reasons.

I really invit you to discover this fantastic thesis of Sebastian Greger, a student from the Master of Arts programme in New Media at the School of Art and Design, Aalto University Helsinki.