Mobile Virtual Societies

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Mobile Virtual Societies
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Presentation Overview

• Overview of Virtual communities
• Overview of Mobile communication
• Discussion of Technology progression
• Intersection of 2 Communication mediums
• VCEL Virtual Communication Expression and
  Lifestyle

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Virtual Communities- Dr.Rheinhold

• 1977 Web based social interaction, Dennis Hayess
  Modem
• Led to BBS Bulletin Board Systems
• 1988 Jarkko Oikarinens IRC launches in Finland
• 1990 Implementation of CERNs Enquire project or
  WWW,
• birth of website
• 1996 ICQ storms the internet. Mirabilis breaks
  the 500K
• simultaneous users
• Dictates terminology, design, and features like
  presence
• 2002 Emergence of the social network, AOLs
  Friendster
• Proliferation of social network trends Chat
  ware with VOIP
• Technologies of cooperation Wikipedia,

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Mobile Communication

• Pagers (Pager Code) 43776
• Cell Phone proliferation (2 Billion)
• Killer App is SMS, fashion, custom ringtones
• Mobile culture development, East vs. West (USA)
• Powerful sociological force, Orange rebellion.
• Personal Syndication Now Public Flickr

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Technology Discussion

• Dial Up/DSL, WiFi, WiMax, VOIP
• Dial-up modems maximum speed of 56 kbit/s
• Digital Subscriber Line 1988, 8mb/s, 20mb/s
• Pagers Motorollas Flex and ReFlex networks
  (radio frequency)
• Cell Phones GSM, CDMA, Packet Switch,
• Multiple Bands
• 1GAll Analog 2GGSM, CDMA, TDMA 3G 2
  Mbit/s max. rate indoors, 384 kbit/s outdoors 4G
  1GBPS

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Intersection of 2 Comm mediums

• PC and Communication merge in Cell phones
• Nokia and Symbian Dual Processor Smart Phones
• Drop of Voice ARPU/ Rise of data services
• Presence Telephony

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VCEL

• Bridge Virtual Communities to Cell Phones,
  Browse Communication
• Create real time mobile Presence Enabled networks
• Allow social network/ contact list efficiency
  searches
• Interconnect Individuals to Individuals, as well
  as Businesses to Consumers.