This document outlines a research agenda for Web 3.0 technologies focusing on location awareness, ubiquitous collaboration, and their impacts. Key questions are proposed around how location-aware information delivery and contextualization in space affects memorability and knowledge organization, and how optimal collaboration structures can be measured and supported online to enhance learning, content production, and social outcomes. Relevant learning and social theories are discussed. Usability factors like task-fit and multimodal information are also addressed.

1. From Visible Past to Visible EffortA research agenda for Web 3.0 technologies Dr. Sorin Adam MateiPurdue Universityhttp://matei.org/ithink

2. The web 3.0 revolutionWeb 1.0PushWeb 2.0pull and networkWeb 3.0 Location awareInformation is located in spaceInformation is delivered on the flyYou don’t search for information, information searches for youUbiquitous collaborationOn the flyUtilizing implicit user behaviorDynamic reinforcement of collaborationKey collaborative indicators are incorporated in the interface in a direct and telling way

3. Location aware questionsIs information delivered on the fly at a specific place more memorable?Is information contextualized in space more conducive to narrative organization of knowledge?What theories are appropriate in this context?Dual coding?Conjoint retention theory?Theatre/palace of the mind theory?

4. Ubiquitous collaboration questionsWhat is the optimal structure of collaboration?Is there a way to measure social order online in a synthetic manner?What level/type of collaboration is most conducive to:LearningEfficient production of contentWhat theories are appropriate in this context?Social entropy theoryFunctional differentiation theoryStructuration (norms and resources) theory?Social capital/trust theory?

5. Learning impactsIs spatially located information more memorable (tentative yes)Is information located spatially in memory (tentative yes)Can “synthetic” spatial environments produce the same learning outcomes as real environments?Matei, S. A., * Madsen, L., Bertoline, G., Arns, L., Ren, M. and Davidson, A. (2006, June). The cognitive impact of location-aware information systems. Paper presented at The Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany.

6. Social impactsCan virtual reality/location aware applications support social ties established with collocated individuals?What is the right mix of social control vs. social freedom in an era of ubiquitous computing?Matei, S. A. * and Ball-Rokeach, S. (2003). The Internet in the communication infrastructure of urban residential communities: Meso or macro-linkage? Journal of Communication. 53(4), 642-657.

7. Usability questionsWhat kind of experiences best fits specific tasks?Should we deliver multitasking information on the go? Or just simple tasking info?Should we deliver facts or narratives?Right mix of audio, video, text information?Right kind of output/input device/experience?Glanceable interfacesCommunicating with colors Importance of physical affordancesRelevant theoriesNarrative theoryAffordance theorySatisficing theoryMatei, S. A., * Wheatley, D. and Faiola, D. (2006, June). Multipurpose mobile devices, graphic user interfaces, and physical affordances: A Case Study. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany.

8. IllustrationsVisible Past – location awarehttp://visiblepast.netThought Ark – ubiquitous collaborationhttp://thoughtark.comVisible Effort – dynamic measurement and reinforcing of collaborationhttp://veffort.us