Location Based Social Networking

by Roman Espejo (Editor)

Overview

Technology allows us to play games that take us to real world locations, to pick up tokens or points in a game. The game can see where we are, it uses our location as part of the interaction. We can take photographs that instantly share our location at share sites where anyone can see where we are. This timely volume explores the popularity of location-based social networking; privacy issues concerning location-based social networking, services, and geofencing; and the effectiveness of location-based services.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737768428
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	05/23/2014
Series:	At Issue Series
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Be There or Be Square: The Rise of Location-Based Social Networking: Knowledge@Wharton 10

2 Location-Based Social Networking Is Not Attracting Many Users Sidney Hill 19

3 Location-Based Social Networking May Not Be Practical in Some Cities Zachary Pincus-Roth 24

4 From Apps to Integration: What's Next for Location-Based Services? Pete Davie 30

5 Location-Based Services Effectively Reach Consumers David Murphy 37

6 Location-Based Services May Not Effectively Reach Consumers Kathy Cripps 44

7 Retailers May Benefit from Geofencing Alliance Data 48

8 Geofencing Can Be an Invasion of Privacy Matt Silk 53

9 How Smartphones Are the New Wingman Heather Kelly 57

10 Location-Based Social Networking Can Enable Stalking Lisa Riordan Seville 62

11 Location-Based Social Networking Can Be Designed to Protect Privacy Christina Bonnington 70

12 Location-Based Social Networking Can Enhance Higher Education Tim Nekritz 74

Organizations to Contact 82

Bibliography 86

Index 89