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flashpacking versus backpacking: A questionnaire to highlight the impacts of mobile technologies on the backpacking activity HELP! :)

2008-03-16T11:50:59Z

Hey everyone!

My name is Lara and I am desperately looking for helping hands from everyone to complete my very short and simple questionnaire(8questions).
I am on my final year at Leeds Metropolitan University- UK, and I have chosen to focus on the impacts globalization and technologies developments have had on the backpacking activity...so I found this blog which I thought was a great way to gather participants.
Promisse that it will not take long to fill it up and your participation will be the most valuable data for the development of this study.
The only minor issue is that despite the topic involving technologies I am bit 'zero' on using them myself, thus I will have to ask anyone interested in supporting my project to contact me on the e-mail address provided as follow, so I can attach the questionnaire.
THANK YOU PEOPLE OF THE WORLD!!!!!

PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP!The deadline is the 10th of April 2008.
Don't hesitate to contact me!

lara_snp@hotmail.com

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mobile Pals

2007-04-01T02:30:09Z

I love how Facebook has a mobile component, it's real good (and the main site looks fine in Opera Mini 3 anyway!) but I've found that mPals has just launched this week, and is a neat little mobile networking mobi site, maybe you wanna check it out and say hello to me?

mpals.mobi (but you can go there on your computer, and you need to update your profile at mpals.mobi/web/ )

The coders / creators are real cool, and I hope to make mPals a daily destination myself.

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Looking for the mytiti.sis trojan

2006-11-26T23:02:34Z

Hi, I noticed a mention here earlier about a file, the colourfully named mytiti.sis, which infects phones over bluetooth. I work with a mobile anti-virus company, SimWorks (http://www.simworks.biz) and would very much like to obtain a copy of the file so that we can analyse it and send an update out to our customers.

If anyone could help me out I'd be most grateful.

Kind regards,
Aaron.

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A Kiwi Songwriter Podcast

2006-10-09T00:41:41Z

Giday folks, I am a songwriter based in Auckland. I have a new podcast which might be of interest to other songwriters, performers looking for new material or just people interested in a bit of new Kiwiana. If you have iTunes or any other means of subscribing to podcasts, you can get mine at http://luigicappel.libsyn.com/rss. I also have a music site at www.musicforte.com/member/bluesbro.

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Juicecaster Mediabox--New MoBlogging tool

2006-10-06T20:42:43Z

Check out www.juicecaster.com. They're doing some interesting stuff in the moblogging/mobile community space. Their newest thing is called Mediabox and it lets you put a box on any website that accepts html (myspace, blogger, friendster, etc). It instantly displays any movies or pics you upload from your phone. Not supported on all handsets and carriers yet, but pretty cool. What do you all think?

Drew

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Introduce yourself!

2006-08-18T10:17:24Z

Just thought it might be nice to see who's wandering the halls of the MCD tribe...

To get things started off:
I go to the University of Queensland in Brisbane Australia. I am however American, I just decided to get out while the gettin was good. I'm doing a PhD in what amounts to an information design program. I'm researching Mobile Community Design, or basically how the design of mobile devices will be affecting the development of communities that move. I'm also interested in related concepts of group coordination/awareness, social capital and effects of design on behavior. I also run the mobile community design blog. (http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com)

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LBS Apps

2006-03-16T00:25:22Z

Is anyone doing any work in the area of LBS apps, communities or anything? I am looking at designing LBS games and keen on ideas.

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How the ipod could be social

2006-02-20T17:27:36Z

I've posted a new blog article on what's wrong with the iPod (which among other things is that it doesn't support interaction with other iPods).
Read it all at:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000152.php

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mobile tourism products

2005-11-28T12:20:01Z

Some of you may be interested in some of our mobile device designs for backpackers.
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000146.php
We've developed quite a few ideas based on watching travellers doing tourist activities and interviewing them in various ways. We are also looking at ways to graph their behavior to help inform design.

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Mobile content development questionnaire

2005-10-20T12:32:56Z

Hi there

I would like to introduce myself as someone interested in elearning, the development of the mobile device and the future of mobile learning. I have also read about Mobile Community Design, and would appreciate your expertise and knowledge in this area.

I am currently in my final semester at RMIT University, Melbourne, undertaking a masters in Virtual Communication. As a final stage research project, I am undertaking research on mobile learning and the mobile user experience within the education sector.

As part of my research I would be very grateful if you (or any colleagues who are mobile content developers) would participate in an online questionnaire regarding your (or your company's) involvement in the interface design and the user experience for the mobile platform. Your responses would be used only for the purpose of research into this area.

The online questionnaire will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.

It can be accessed at the following URL:

http://www.keysurvey.com/survey/81175/1104/

The questionnaire will be available online until 28 October 12.00 PM EST. If you have any questions regarding the research or this survey, or wish to view the results of the research, please don't hesitate to contact me via the email address below.

Thank you in advance for your participation!

Ruth Nossek

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Ruth Nossek
RMIT University, School of Creative Media, Melbourne
Master of Arts (Virtual Communication)
Email: ruthnossek@gmail.com

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empowering the indvidual

2005-08-01T13:04:28Z

interested in what you all think of my latest post
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000133.php

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Keith Alexander 1963 - 2005

2005-07-26T07:41:12Z

Keith Alexander
1963 - 2005

This is to let friends of Keith know that he passed away July 11th, 2005. Since he was a member of this Tribe, I'm posting here as well.

With the assistance of Tribe, I posted a tribute on his profile. Feel free to post a testimonial if you like. Tribe will be accepting those as well.

--bailey

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handheld socnet viz

2005-07-19T00:25:49Z

what y'all think of this:

http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,68020,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_7

a way to visualize your social networks on a handheld...

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just blogged on relevance of the backpacker study to homeland security

2005-05-22T19:26:51Z

http://stephensonstrategies.com/2005/05/22.html#a299

David Stephenson

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The truth about what'shappening in Adinzhan?

2005-05-14T10:03:43Z

For those who are interested in real information of what s happening in Adinzhan (Uzbekistan) go to url http://winksite.com/amn/mr or the URL on your mobile.

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GPS based audio guides

2005-05-14T05:49:28Z

A link for you: http://www.turismovenezia.it/eng/dynalay.asp?PAGINA=3709

It is about a simple device playing audio track with stories. The stories are choosen by being linked to GPS coordinates.

I can't wait untill phones could do that. I've heard the thing is delaying GPS in phones is the power consumption by GPS.

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send direct SMS advertising to mobile users

2005-04-28T13:42:02Z

I need to send direct SMS advertising to mobile users around my area, via my network.

Anyone have an idea what equipment Hardware and Software is required for that, please advice.

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new website on mobile groups

2005-04-27T15:07:46Z

I've just gotten a website up listing my current research projects. They all relate to ethnography and design of mobile groups. We're focusing on backpackers in Australia as a design space. Please post any thoughts on the research!

check it out:
http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~backpack

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Mobile Connection: the cell phone's impact on society

2005-04-25T02:31:30Z

where can I read this book for free?
there's no opportunity to buy it in Russia.
H - E - L - P!!!

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types of mobility

2005-03-16T00:51:02Z

Have a look at the types of mobile actions here:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000114.php
What do you think of it?

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veggie power aPHRODESIA @ ELBO ROOM THIS FRIDAY

2005-03-12T23:32:12Z

Aphrodesia’s “Veggie Oil Power Fundraiser” Friday, March 11 at the Elbo Room, San Francisco

Aphrodesia, the explosive San Francisco-based afrobeat ensemble that made national headlines last summer by driving cross country in a vegetable oil-powered bus as part of the “Just Vote Tour”, will headline a “Veggie Oil Power Fundraiser” on March 11 at the Elbo Room in San Francisco. All the band’s proceeds from the show will go towards its new vegetable oil powered bus, a converted city transit bus from Santa Clarita, California.

Born in San Francisco a little over two years ago, the 11-member Aphrodesia has won national accolades both for its music and its commitment to social activism. The East Bay Express picked the band’s first CD, “Shackrobeat Vol. 1”, as one of its top albums of 2003, and the band’s live performances have earned raves everywhere from the pages of Global Rhythm Magazine to Jambase.com. Meanwhile, the band’s “Just Vote Tour”, a nationwide voter registration-themed tour focusing primarily on swing states and landing in New York City during the Republican National Convention, deposited the band on the cover of USA Today, and the Bay Area-based Common Ground Magazine featured the band on its cover because of its commitment to driving on alternative fuel.

The band’s habit of driving in a vegetable oil-powered vehicle is more than just window dressing. “We want to walk the walk as well as talk the talk,” explains founder and bassist Ezra Gale. “We can’t be anti-war and pro-environment and drive around in a big petroleum-fueled tour bus,” he adds.

Aphrodesia’s old bus, a converted airport shuttle bus nicknamed the “Votemobile” for the cross-country ‘Just Vote Tour’, carried the band at least 10,000 miles solely on vegetable oil. The band plans to continue that tradition in its new bus, which is equipped with 300-gallon vegetable oil tanks and is considerably better suited to carrying a band of Aphrodesia’s size. To help pay the costs of the new bus and of converting it to run on vegetable oil, the band is throwing a “Veggie Oil Power Fundraiser” at the Elbo Room on March 11, with all proceeds going towards the cost of the new bus.

“Veggie Oil Power Fundraiser” featuring Aphrodesia with DJ Oaty Love, Friday, March 11, at the Elbo Room, 647 Valencia,, SF, (415) 552-7788, 10PM- 2 AM; $7-$20 donation requested.

Aphrodesia contact- Ezra Gale (415) 205-3914; David Sartore (415) 867-0957

Aphrodesia- www.aphrodesia.org

Elbo Room- www.elbo.com

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Aus. Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society

2005-02-20T06:50:47Z

Hi,

I thought that some people here might be interested in the existence of this journal:

The Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society
http://swin.edu.au/ajets

I can't see it in the MobileCommunityDesign blog journal listing.

Ben

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Doing mobile research?

2005-01-02T16:56:42Z

Check out the new listing of conferences and journals pertaining to design for mobility and groups.

http://mobilecommunitydesign.com/conferences/index.pcgi?UI=conferences

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Mobile interface designers

2004-12-20T10:59:28Z

I have a technology that allows individuals to create custom interfaces for mobile devices. It allows you to completely redesign all the elements of the interface (signal strength, battery, message indicator, etc...) and include custom elements you choose (links to sites, applications). The technology takes your design and turns it into a functional interface which can be downloaded by a device. Once on the phone it becomes the default interface of the phone and fucntions just like the standard interface users are used to.

Now, I'm looking for some folks that would are interested in making mobiles more usable, dynamic, interesting to put some interfaces together. I'm not trying to sell you a product or charge you for anything. I just want to see what some talented people can do with the technology. Drop me a line if you are interested.

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Looking for the mytiti.sis trojan

2004-12-07T23:16:20Z

Hi, I noticed a mention here earlier about a file, the colourfully named mytiti.sis, which infects phones over bluetooth. I work with a mobile anti-virus company called SimWorks and would very much like to obtain a copy of the file so that we can analyse it and send an update out to our customers.

If anyone could help me out I'd be most grateful.

Kind regards,
Aaron.

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Brainstorm session please

2004-11-14T21:22:27Z

Hi all, could you check out my post here:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000078.php
and let me know if you've got any opinions about it?

cheers

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NetHack for mobile

2004-11-11T01:02:24Z

I always thought the old BBS games should all be ported to mobile devices. They were good at being massively multiplayer w/ a minimal interface requirements.

Usurper anyone?

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alistapart.com article

2004-10-01T14:00:54Z

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/pocket/

about mobile design

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looking for help

2004-07-30T02:24:08Z

Don't have landline, can a Wireless Phone Directory survive?

www.wyty.com

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sms content types

2004-06-03T13:53:14Z

I'm looking for any references related to the types of SMS content that are most popular, and better yet, any content analysis of actual SMS traffic. I'd like to know how much is travel/movement/navigation related. Any links to papers/books/websites greatly appreciated.

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I have a job opening....

2004-05-25T15:05:45Z

Mobile Interaction Designer. Sunnyvale CA. Message me for more.

KA
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www.keithalexander.com
www.nootrope.net

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mobile social software

2004-05-07T13:12:16Z

From my wiki http://www.artcom-studio.com/kwiki/index.cgi?MobileSocialSoftware

There are uses for SocialSoftware in public places. With the spread of programmable mobile devices all those applications are just waiting to be written. For some time allready I am contemplating how SocialSoftware can be used in bars, clubs, pubs and all the other places where people go to meet strangers and have fun together. Here is a list of applications for such software:

1. Where are my friends? You'd like to know where your friends are having fun today (or even this hour). The advantage of mobile technology here is that the information is updated in real time - so that people changing bars can find each other.
2. What club is the most popular today?
3. Who is here? People can leave some advertised information about them (it might be anonymous), which would be sent to everybody who is in the same bar as they.
4. Chat with someone in the bar. After choosing some advertisement you could exchange messages with the person owning it. The advantage over traditional online chat is that you know this person is in the same bar as you.
5. What is the music there (in real time)?
6. Bar owners could use this system for advertising happy hours etc.

Interface

The mobile devices interface has very limited capabilities and can not be used for more sophisticated tasks. I propose to give the system two interfaces - mobile and internet. The internet interface would be used for more complicated tasks (like setting up lists of friends, or typing longish advertisements) that don't need to be done in real time.

Business models

In constrast to internet people are accustomed to pay for mobile services. Telecoms offer some share of their income to application operators, this share is rather small (less than 30% for SMS based applications last time I asked) - but the cost of running such a system is not big. So the business model seems to be sound to me.

Anybody wants to deploy such a system?

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vis of socializing

2004-05-06T18:10:08Z

what'd y'all think of the symbolic representations of social behavior?
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000036.php

I think Tribe could benefit from a few of these things. Maybe a little graph showing most active members in a tribe, something showing people watching vs. talking, or maybe an 'interest meter' based on how often people view new topics... the sky is the limit for these things.

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only for you

2004-02-26T00:55:04Z

so what do y'all think of customization in user-interfaces (UIs)? I've posted a few thoughts on it in the blog.

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japanese mobile culture

2004-02-18T11:18:20Z

read it:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000012.php

What do you think of the diary study methodology? How about the effect of the environment on communication patterns?

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Human considerations for a mobile world

2004-02-16T11:37:44Z

read at:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000027.php

The wide variety of applications people use phones for is amazing. I particularly liked the innovative software applications such as the program that tracks ovulation times and the compass. Also predictable to see the thumb-strain problems arrising from the horrible use of a numeric keypad to enter large amounts of text.

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ethnography and mobile design

2004-02-11T13:33:11Z

read it at:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000024.php

How do you think the results of ethnography should be encorporated in the design process?

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small display effects

2004-02-11T11:07:05Z

see it at:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000025.php

Do you think small displays dramatically change our behavior?

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familiar strangers

2004-02-04T09:03:10Z

see it at:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000010.php
comments?

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Influential Technologies

2004-01-23T06:12:08Z

see it at:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000006.php

comments?

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Necessities for building community

2004-01-20T10:06:38Z

see it at:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000020.php

comments?

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Experiences accessing Tribe from a mobile device?

2004-01-17T05:03:56Z

Just curious what people's experiences are like....

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Ethnography of a coffee shop

2004-01-16T22:44:19Z

see it at:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000016.php

comments?

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Video Phone

2004-01-14T19:33:04Z

Vodafone NZ has just launched a service with the new Sharp GX20 cellphone. It is called Video PXT and lets you record a 20 second video and send it to any MMS capable cellphone for around US 30 cents.Apparently it even has a video light so you can take video from your favourite dimly lit location.

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location aware event planners

2004-01-12T13:28:11Z

see it at:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000005.php

comments?

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scenarios for location based SMS

2004-01-09T09:29:46Z

See at:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000007.php

Comments?

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Awareness while hunting in groups

2004-01-09T02:19:21Z

See here:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000014.php

Comments?

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Mobile behavior and behavior prediction

2004-01-09T02:18:33Z

Read here:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000009.php

Comments?

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Mobile devices for motorcycles

2004-01-03T07:57:49Z

See article at:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000002.php

Comments? Any motorcyclists out there have any opinions of the utility of this?

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Wearable communities

2004-01-01T06:23:58Z

See article at:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000004.php

Comments?

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Active badge and Mark Weiser

2004-01-01T06:22:54Z

See article at:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000003.php

Comments?

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Three cheers for smart mobs

2004-01-01T06:19:33Z

see article at:
http://www.mobilecommunitydesign.com/archives/000001.php

comments?

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i-pod community

2003-11-23T12:45:06Z

wired is reporting that i-pod users like to share their tunes with other people they randomly meet wandering around:
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,61242,00.html

it's an interesting example of technology giving opportunities for social interaction, and people identifying with one another based on the tech they use.

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mobile communities

2003-11-15T04:19:01Z

Mobile communication devices are affecting our social networks of friends, co-workers, family, lovers, etc. The PDA, phone and internet are rapidly converging into a device that fits in your pocket or backpack. the design of these things affects who we meet and what possibilities become available to us.

Barry Wellman has done sociology studies that lead to the conclusion that we have less geographical boundries on our social relations now and stay more in contact with people at a distance. Hence there may be less contact with those in our immediate vicinity.

particularly fascinating are communities that actually move (like gypsies) and also networks of people who don't stay in one place, but who keep contact with the same people in one communal region (like tribers on wi-fi pdas).

I'm interested in any examples of people doing this or your thoughts on the future of an increasingly mobile society...

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nokia n-gage

2003-10-28T08:49:09Z

The largely unreported story surrounding the hype of the Nokia n-gage mobile phone/game console is that they're a usability nightmare. Apparently:
1. you have to remove the battery to put in a new game
2. it needs a new card for each game you play
3. the speaker for the phone was put in the wrong place requiring people to talk awkwardly into the side of it
Nokia must have replaced the human-factors team with a marketing team, which really isn't like them.
Here's photo-evidence:
http://www.sidetalkin.com/
It's a highly visible example of design trade-offs you have to take when combining products that do tasks that reqire radically different form factors.

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