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Mobile Virtual Societies

Explore the intersection of virtual communities and mobile communication, tracing technology progression from BBS systems to social networks. Understand the impact on societal dynamics and the emergence of VCEL for enhanced connectivity.

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Mobile Virtual Societies

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  1. Mobile Virtual Societies

  2. 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

  3. “Virtual Communities”- Dr.Rheinhold: • 1977 Web based social interaction, Dennis Hayes’s Modem • Led to BBS Bulletin Board Systems • 1988 Jarkko Oikarinen’s IRC launches in Finland • 1990 Implementation of CERN’s 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, AOL’s Friendster • Proliferation of social network trends: Chat ware with VOIP • Technologies of cooperation: Wikipedia,

  4. 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

  5. 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 1G=All Analog 2G=GSM, CDMA, TDMA 3G= 2 Mbit/s max. rate indoors, 384 kbit/s outdoors 4G= 1GBPS

  6. 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

  7. 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.

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