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Mobile social networking, meaning virtual networks bringing people physically together, will inevitably be a pervasive application - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Arrington writes: A few years from now we’ll use our mobile devices to help us remember details of people we know, but not well. I see a parallel path to browser-based social networking. And it will help us meet new people for dating, business and friendship.

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What accelerates – and slows – the development of social networking mobile platforms - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Although the mobile phone offers an "extremely appropriate platform for social networks," he said current pricing structures were holding back the market. Although the mobile phone offers an "extremely appropriate platform for social networks," he said current pricing structures were holding back the market.

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Prepaid mobile airtime becomes currency in Africa – what happened to e-cash? - Trends in the Living Networks

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in Australia: Showcasing the best | Main | Particls switches on the power of RSS » Prepaid mobile airtime becomes currency in Africa – what happened to e-cash? Ross Dawson, May 28, 2007 3:17 PM US PT Om Malik has a very interesting article on how pre-paid mobile minutes are effectively becoming a currency across Africa.

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Mobiles leapfrog the fixed internet in Africa - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

One of the many insights on this fascinating trip was how mobiles are leapfrogging the Internet across Africa. Mobiles have already leapfrogged fixed line telephony across the continent. Now phone companies are taking the opportunity to offer mobile data services and internet access.

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Video goggles will unleash mobile video - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Once this is commonplace, mobile video and content will be unleashed. Permalink | View blog reactions | Comments (1) Categories : Technology trends Share this: Digg this | Reddit | StumbleUpon | Del.icio.us | Share on Facebook 1 Comments mobile video said: great blog, i also like mobile video!

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Interviews: Six important forces that will shape 2009 - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Technology ranging from mobile applications to online gaming will become an everyday part of our work lives. Social change tends to be faster in a downturn. With increased access to online video technology, and mobile data plans getting cheaper, sending video updates of our every move will seem normal. Companies become social.

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The role of specialist social networks for professionals: opening out communities of practice - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

It’s another issue to uncover which are the most relevant social networks for your professional life, and to use these effectively. As such, it often makes sense to belong to specialist social networks. Licensed physicians go to each other for advice, and get access to relevant content. The answer is: it is if you want it to be.

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