Mobile social network
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Mobile social networking is one or more individuals, with similar interests or commonalities, conversing and connecting with one another using the mobile phone. Much like Internet social networking, mobile social networking occurs in virtual communities. A current trend for Internet social networking websites such as MySpace and Facebook is to turn mobile. Exclusively mobile-based mobile social networks, such as those operated by AirG and Jumbuck have no PC-based network. Advances in software technology have facilitated the existence of these mobile virtual communities. Industry wireless network technologies include SMS, WAP, Java, BREW and i-mode.
With the current software that is available, interactions within mobile social networks are not limited to exchanging simple text messages on a 1-to-1 basis but are constantly evolving towards the sophisticated interactions of Internet virtual communities.
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In most mobile communities, mobile phone users can now create their own profiles, make friends, participate in chat rooms, create chat rooms, hold private conversations, share photos, and share blogs by using their mobile phone. Mobile communities are becoming more and more popular among young Americans [1]. Examples of mobile communities include Hookt (on Boost Mobile), The Lounges (on Sprint Nextel), Cool Talk (on Cingular), Games Lobby Lounge (on Sprint Nextel), Amp’d Lounge (on Amp'd Mobile). Some examples of international mobile communities include v.lounge (on Virgin South Africa), Blue Lounge/Salon Bleu (on Bell Canada), Loveline (on MTV Asia), and The Lounge (on Virgin Australia).
[edit] External links
- Pitch takes the fight to MySpace on mobile (Telecoms.com)
- Social Networking Goes Mobile (Business Week Online)
- College Campuses Get Social (ABC News)
- Success of MySpace fuels social networking (The State, Aug 19, 2006
- AirG, A Mobile Network Of 10 Million Users (GigaOM, Aug 18, 2006)
- Mobile Social Communities: 175 Million users by 2010,(Wireless Federation, Mar 7, 2007)
