Mobilizing Community Networks.PDF
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Community networks are created to facilitate the development and management of information and activity in a proximate community. Porting community networks to different hardware platforms, like handheld devices, will afford universal channels of accessibility and enhanced opportunities for collaboration. We argue that mobile community networks offer richer interactions than just desktop-based systems. Mobile community networks afford place-based interactions while users are on the move. They can also facilitate local community growth and build social capital. Mobile community networks will eventually coordinate actions of groups in geographic space and supplement social arenas. In support of our arguments, we follow a scenario-based design process and surmise that conflating mobile technologies and community networks will create a new paradigm in community computing.
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