TY - JOUR AU - Murimi, Renita M PY - 2019/04/09 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - A Blockchain Enhanced Framework for Social Networking JF - Ledger JA - ledger VL - 4 IS - 0 SE - Proceedings Articles DO - 10.5195/ledger.2019.178 UR - https://ledger.pitt.edu/ojs/ledger/article/view/178 SP - AB - <p>Social networking sites have given users unprecedented opportunities for the generation and dissemination of content. A variety of social networking sites exist for different purposes, to afford users a range of anonymous and non-anonymous options for self-expression, and the ability to be a part of a virtual community. These “affordances” enable users to create and share content; however, the ability to partially or wholly detach user identity from the content has resulted in unique challenges for content access and content attribution. This paper proposes a framework for secure, trustworthy social networking that also creates value for user-generated content by using a blockchain-enhanced framework for social networking. This work explains the application of such a framework for collocated spaces of robots and IoT devices and identifies key challenges that result as a consequence of merging social networking sites and blockchain technology.</p> ER -