Comments on: Mobile Search, Wayfinding and Matchmaking http://liftlab.com/think/fabien/2005/12/14/mobile-search-wayfinding-and-matchmaking/ Fabien Girardin Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:35:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: Mauro http://liftlab.com/think/fabien/2005/12/14/mobile-search-wayfinding-and-matchmaking/#comment-8041 Mauro Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:42:22 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/fabien/2005/12/14/mobile-search-wayfinding-and-matchmaking/#comment-8041 I agree, altough I would add that the power of LBSes should be exploited in two different directions: 1- collaborative information building 2- fined-grain local information access The former refer to the fact that LBSs for social navigation are in essence a comunication tool, so they should not be considered from the single-user perspective. The latter says that the information that make sense in such systems is something you should not find elsewhere (i.e., I did not know that there was an atomic reactor at EPFL since I red a post on ShoutSpace). I agree, altough I would add that the power of LBSes should be exploited in two different directions:

1- collaborative information building
2- fined-grain local information access

The former refer to the fact that LBSs for social navigation are in essence a comunication tool, so they should not be considered from the single-user perspective.

The latter says that the information that make sense in such systems is something you should not find elsewhere (i.e., I did not know that there was an atomic reactor at EPFL since I red a post on ShoutSpace).

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