G. Meiselwitz (Ed.): SCSM 2014, LNCS 8531, pp. 452–461, 2014. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 Extended Episodic Experience in Social Mediating Technology: Our Legacy Haliyana Khalid 1 and Alan Dix 2 1 Putra Business School,University Putra Malaysia 2 Talis and University of Birmingham haliyana@putrabs.edu.my, alanhcibook.com Abstract. Drawing from an online survey and a focus group study, we extend the concept of the extended episodic experience to include truly long-term inte- raction. As our life is still unfolding, we leave many legacies in the flow; both printed and more subtle. Although much effort is being made to preserve digital legacy in online space, we also need to look into the subtle legacy that is equal- ly important in the long-term experience. This subtle legacy is untouchable and often forgotten but it follows us till the very end. Our concern on the conse- quences of this legacy has led us to suggest the need to design for virtue. Keywords: extended episodic experience, long-term interaction, digital legacy, virtues. 1 Introduction The way we use social media is changing. The technology allows new forms of con- trol, encouraging new forms of social interaction, promoting certain values while discouraging other values. Crucially, the technology was often not designed for its current use in the first instance but has been repurposed [1, 2] by its users to satisfy their evolving needs. To date many researchers are working on imparting human values in their research and design. This is not just about improving usability and effectiveness of interaction design but more on thinking how moral and ethical values are affecting certain parties upon whom the technologies are being implemented [3, 4] Our concept of extended episodic experience was developed to understand the emotional and human values implicit in long-term interactions, and we hope can also a means to promote positive values. Extended episodic experience or EEE is defined as a long-term experience that combines multiple individual experiences that happen at different times and places. Each individual experience, which we call an episode, involves reflection, perception, awareness and emotions. The concept was defined from our study on user experience in photologging. Although the study has focused on photologs, we believe the knowledge could be applied in other social applications such as Facebook. There are three aspects that allow experience in Facebook to be- come a long-term experience as mentioned in [5]. Every action in Facebook has its direct and reflective effect, often influenced by our mood; is motivated by our offline communication and interactions in other domains; and lasts until the very end.