Whither mobile social application prototypes? Implications for development and research

Thara Ravindran*, Alton Y.K. Chua, Dion Hoe Lian Goh

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Abstract

Mobile social applications are becoming increasingly popular with a growing number of users turning to their mobile devices for socializing, information sharing and/or gaming. The increased interest in the domain has resulted in numerous mobile social application prototypes being reported in the recent years, each combining interesting elements of socializing, sharing and gaming with varying abilities to pinpoint user location (location sensitivity) and claiming unique features and functionalities. In this paper, we provide an overview of sixteen research prototypes reported in the last three years followed by an analysis which reveals potential directions for research and development in the domain.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2011 8th International Conference on Information Technology
Subtitle of host publicationNew Generations, ITNG 2011
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages1088-1089
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)9780769543673
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2011 8th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations, ITNG 2011

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems

Keywords

  • Evaluation
  • Location Sensitivity
  • Mobile Social Applications
  • Mobile Social games
  • Mobile Social Software
  • MoSoSo

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