e-Conviviality in web systems by the wisdom of crowds

We motivate the idea of e-conviviality in web-based systems and argue that a convivial social being deeply depends on the implicit and explicit co-operation and collaboration of natural users inside a community. We believe that a (individual) conviviality benefits from the wisdom of crowds, meaning that a continuously and dynamic understanding of the user's behaviour can heavily influence the individual well being. In this respect, we are currently implementing the system CUBA (conviviality and user behaviour analysis), which aims to find novel ways to support users during their web site visits while discovering their interests. CUBA comes up with certain recommendations and suggestions, which base on a common behaviour of the “Wisdom of Crowds”. For example, concepts with respect to time, space, and user-based actions are considered.