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MoSoSo, or mobile social software, is software -- generally on a mobile phone or on a laptop computer -- that facilitates social encounters, or mobile social networking by associating geographical location and time with one's own social network. The basic idea of a MoSoSo is to overlay a location and time element to the idea of digital networking. So it enables you to find people in your vicinity and at that time for social, sexual/dating or business networking. It's worth noting that the time variable is often overlooked in analysis of MoSoSo dynamics. [1]

International Journal of Social Spaces 

B uddy Beacon > Buddy Beacon is the new way for Helio members to synchronize their social lives and tell friends where the fun is. Rather than calling or texting, Helio members can switch on their Buddy Beacon and use satellite technology to broadcast their location to the friends they add to their Buddy List. When they turn on Buddy Beacon, their Buddy List friends can see their location on a map along with a nearby address. Members can add up to 25 Buddies to their Buddy List. When members change locations and want to let everyone know the party is on the move, one simple command refreshes the location. Want to hide out? Just leave Buddy Beacon off to enjoy a night of privacy or to slip out the back of the club into the VIP room. > Buddy Beacon also lets Helio members send out an SMS message asking their friends to flip on their Buddy Beacons. When they activate Buddy Beacon, members can see where everyone is and meet up with the closest person for a fun night out or to tailgate at the big game. If a member notices a friend is nearby, a call can be placed directly from Buddy Beacon to check in on the fun. > "We're staying true to our mission of bringing advanced wireless technologies from Korea to the U.S. so Helio members can experience an entirely new wireless world," said Wonhee Sull, President & COO of HELIO LLC. "Exceptional collaborators like Samsung and Google combined with Helio's focus on constant innovation are making first-to-market devices like Drift and our specialized services a reality." > The Drift is now available for $225 at www.helio.com, 888-88-HELIO and at nearly 2,500 retail locations nationwide. Buddy Beacon and Google Maps™ for mobile are free with Helio All-In Memberships, and data charges apply for A La Carte memberships. >

But some say the flood of information becoming available through mobile phones and other means is not always such a good thing. "I worry that people attribute too deep a meaning to raw information," said Danah Boyd, who researches social media at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. "An increased flow of information should not be confused with a deeper bond." Boyd stressed that this also applied to other social media that gather large amounts of personal information, like blogs or digital photo accounts. "The situation these technologies create is similar to what happens with Angelina Jolie or another celebrity," Boyd said. "Just because I know a lot about a person does not mean they will help me on a tough day." An added risk for the location-announcing services is that people might find themselves unable to break away from following friends or old lovers, Boyd added. "The problem is that people really, really love stalking," Boyd said. "When you have just ended a relationship, it is not necessarily healthy to follow the exact location of your ex- lover minute-by-minute on your phone."

Pervasive games are a radically new game form that extends gaming experiences out into the physical world. To achieve a high quality interactive experience for these games, new technologies to support the creation of new compelling forms of content will be explored by this consortium. Brief Intro Four game types are currently being investigated under IPerG: Crossmedia Games - bridging the gap between different media channels and game spaces Socially Adaptable Games - exploring how pervasive games can fit into (and transform) social environments Enhanced Reality Live Role-Playing - enhanced experiences through technology City As Theatre - artistic games that take place online and on the streets.

our daily life is characterised by encounters, some are fleeting and ephemeral and others are more enduring and grounded exchanges. We will investigate the potential for technologies to enable shared interactions that can re-inhabit the place-based social networks of the city.

A GPS-based rss reader for your cell phone

Periscope is a small piece of J2ME software for your cell phone that delivers you news (Google News & Yahoo News) events (Upcoming.org) and images (flickr) depending on your current location.

¡Liberá a tu ciudad! Se imprimen las burbujas. Se pegan encima de las publicidades alrededor de toda la ciudad. Los transeúntes las llenan. Los resultados se fotografían.

Conflux is Glowlab's annual New York City festival for contemporary psychogeography, the investigation of everyday urban life through emerging artistic, technological and social practice.

The MSc in Society and Space provides a rigorous grounding in key theoretical, philosophical, methodological and substantive debates relevant to the critical study of society-space relationships. It provides training in a range of research methodologies, from both qualitative and quantitative perspectives. It also offers participants the opportunity to develop this generic set of theoretical and methodological understandings in the substantive areas of human geography research at the University of Bristol including the geographies of neoliberalism; knowledge and performativity; and philosophy, policy and practice in spatial modelling.

As you may have guessed from the blatant self-affirmation of my domain name I'm Sam Kinsley! I recently completed the MSc in Society and Space at the School of Geographical Sciences in the University of Bristol. I studied as an undergraduate at the University of Plymouth, in BSc (Hons) Digital Art & Technology in 2004.

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Editor's note: Julian Bleecker heads the Mobile Media Lab (MML), a near-future think tank and research and development lab at the University of Southern California. In today's article, Julian describes a design approach for location-based services utilized in many of the projects under way at MML. At O'Reilly's Where 2.0 Conference later this month, Julian will be taking part in a panel discussion on the secrets behind good social mobile applications and the obstacles they face in the real world.