Social Networking on Mobile..and more
Social networking on Mobile has already hit a high. Its interesting to see startups like Dodgeball (now Google's) , Zyb as well as mainstream online networking sites like Facebook, MySpace are making their way to mobiles. Whereas web-apps have taken ad-hoc networking to a next level, it has to be in mobile space where realtime and localised networking can grow. Someone's stuck in the traffic jam of Hosur Road (Bangalore) and loooking for a VoIP chit-chat, or just idling in Zoo Park looking for an enthuastic group to have better time, or probably looking for a friend nearby to have cup of tea by knowing their positions using GPS, all this is quite possible using present technologies. Even Indian Railways can be a good use case in India, as its the largest carrier of passengers in India. People frequently take long trips of over 24hrs, with not much activities to engage themselves. With useful networking opportunities, probably youngsters and amateurs may benefit and utilise the idle time. Long flight travels and waiting hours on airports can also be utilised in similar fashion. Besides, mobiles excel in their realtime networking due to their fakeless presence and unique identity. If I have set of mobile contacts and email contacts, I know mobile ones are more real and more responsive than my email ones. The fact that most mobile service providers have services inside a country makes it more localised and hence more suitable for this.
But that's not the end, mobiles have lot more to offer..
