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Mobile Virtual Societies. 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. “Virtual Communities”- Dr.Rheinhold :.
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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
“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,
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
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
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
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.