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The users would be MIT community members, especially the undergraduate and graduate students. For security reasons, the users should be able to prove their identities by using MIT web certificates.
Characteristics:*
- mostly 18-25, male and female, English-speaking
- computer literate
- may be financially tight
- may not necessarily have many opportunities to socialize due to heavy courseloads
- high email use, but unlikely to go to the website frequently
- don’t want to spend a lot of time on the website
- don’t want to have to register (use MIT web certificates for automatic detail-gathering)
Needs:*
- want to save money on transportation
- have busy schedules, wants to save time and energy by driving or taking cabs to places
- interested in meeting new MIT people
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