mobile social networks
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Will the movement of social networking software onto mobiles/cellphones change the nature of social networking, or will it be just one more platform? I don't know, but mobiles do bring important features to SNS. This talk raises some of the issues.TRANSCRIPT
David Weinberger Ph.D.
Harvard Berkman CenterSelf @ evident . com
July 16, 2008
The Elevator EffectWhy Mobile Social Networking
Matters
Social behavior routes around predictability
The new social infrastructure
Build ShareSay
What mobiles add to social networks
Scrabble
find new friends
share photos
recommend
chat
cc sarchi @ flickr
From
Interruptionto
environment
Interstitial Activity Prof. Carlo Alberto Carnevale
Chat with friends
Billing platform
EconomicStimulus
“Nickel andDiming”
You Are Here
Yourfriends
arehere
and here
and here
and here...
You Are Here
DinnerParty
ConcertDiscussion
Drinks
Show
Music
Historical event
Point of interest
Local story
Tourist trap!
BewareFavorite
local cafe
Reality
mediated
the social
by
Limitationsand
Issues
User interface
Proprietary systems
Functional Fragmentation
Privacy
Friendship EntropyFriends
Acquaintances Co-Workers Romantic RelativesOld Virtual
Forgotten Would liketo forget
Old CurrentBoss
OldCurrent
PossibleAngryPeers
FriendsHappy memoryEmbarrassing
Self
The multiple selves of social networks
Convergence
of technology
not of selves
Politics Tech demoPersonal, humorous WhinePolitics Personal
, happyPersonalwhine
WhineGame reviewPersonal, humor???
Response
Social Group
Public
2. Mobile social networking becomes an important version of Web-based social networking?3. Mobile social networking transforms social networking?
1. Mobile social networking shrinks “real” social networking?
Thank you.
David Weinberger
Blog: www . JohoTheBlog . Com
Email: self@evident . comTwitter: dweinberger