Can mobile phones give you 'presence?' - International Herald Tribune - The Diigo Meta page

• 17 Apr 07
  

  Jose Luis Pajares

  article locative mobile

  • 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."
• 04 Mar 07
  

  Tuija Aalto

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• 22 Feb 07
  

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  adelgadob

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• 19 Feb 07
  

  Gordon Ross

  "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."

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• 22 Jan 07
  

  Chrys R

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• 14 Jan 07
  

  Rekha Murthy

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  PG Holmlov

  Presence Ubiquitious tech

  • Jaiku is just one of several companies now offering mobile phone services based around the location of friends and family.  Others include Plazes, a German company that allows users to record and broadcast their movements and favorite locations, as well as Mobiluck, a French company whose community of users can have their phones vibrate when another member is nearby.  For parents, there are phones offered in the United States by Disney Mobile and Wherify that allow pinpointing of a child's location through the Global Positioning System.
  • Jaiku is just one of several companies now offering mobile phone services based around the location of friends and family.  Others include Plazes, a German company that allows users to record and broadcast their movements and favorite locations, as well as Mobiluck, a French company whose community of users can have their phones vibrate when another member is nearby.  For parents, there are phones offered in the United States by Disney Mobile and Wherify that allow pinpointing of a child's location through the Global Positioning System.
• 20 Dec 06
  

  James Corbett

  [About Jaiku] "We channel all digital information about your friends into a single stream and combine it with their physical location," Engestrom said. "You can stay more closely connected to the people you care about."

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• 19 Dec 06
  

  Ton Zijlstra

  Press coverage for Jyri's Jaiku, and some (imho) irrelevant/easily neutralized concerns by Danah Boyd

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• 18 Dec 06
  

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Page Comments

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  Jose Luis Pajares on 2007-04-17
  Acerca de Jaiku (un servicio similat a twitter), sus potencialidades y riesgos como sistema para compartir qué estás haciendo en cada momento.
  

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