MyLifeBits project
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The MyLifeBits project is a pioneering Microsoft Research initiative led by Gordon Bell that explored the concept of digitally capturing and storing a person’s entire life experiences and data for comprehensive lifelong archiving and retrieval.
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| MyLifeBits lifelogging project | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
digital archiving project
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lifelogging system ⓘ research project ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| demonstratedOn | Gordon Bell’s personal data ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
context-based retrieval of personal data
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full-text search over personal archives ⓘ time-based browsing of life events ⓘ |
| goal |
to create a comprehensive lifelong personal archive
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to digitally capture and store a person’s entire life experiences ⓘ to enable rich search and retrieval over personal lifetime data ⓘ |
| influenced |
later lifelogging research
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personal data store concepts ⓘ personal digital archiving practices ⓘ quantified self movement ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Vannevar Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredByConcept | Memex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredByWork | As We May Think NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadResearcher | Gordon Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Redmond, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePublication | Total Recall: How the E-Memory Revolution Will Change Everything NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organization | Microsoft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationAuthor |
Gordon Bell
NERFINISHED
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Jim Gemmell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchArea |
database systems
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digital preservation ⓘ human–computer interaction ⓘ information retrieval ⓘ lifelogging ⓘ multimedia information retrieval ⓘ personal information management ⓘ quantified self ⓘ ubiquitous computing ⓘ |
| researcher | Jim Gemmell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1998 ⓘ |
| stores |
biometric data
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documents ⓘ emails ⓘ instant messages ⓘ location data ⓘ phone calls ⓘ photos ⓘ sensor data ⓘ videos ⓘ web pages ⓘ |
| uses |
PC logging software
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database technology ⓘ metadata annotation ⓘ microphones ⓘ scanners ⓘ wearable cameras ⓘ |
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MyLifeBits lifelogging project