Introduction

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Rowan Wilken
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Location Based Services ◽  
Media Arts ◽  
Mobile Location ◽  
Locative Media ◽  
Technological Developments

This Introduction provides an overview of the general terrain of the book as a whole. It examines definitional complications associated with the phrase “locative media”; traces the origins of this term within locative media arts; gives an overview of a number of major technological developments that fueled wider uptake and broader public embrace of mobile location-based services; acknowledges that determining the whereabouts of mobile (cell) phone users has a longer history that predates smartphones; and outlines three major evolutions to mobile location-sensitive social networking. The Introduction also reflects on a number of limitations to the present study, and summarizes the book’s structure and contents.

Location Services Ecosystems

2019 ◽  
pp. 25-44
Author(s):  
Rowan Wilken
Keyword(s):  
Location Based Services ◽  
Location Services ◽  
Mobile Location ◽  
Locative Media ◽  
Constituent Species ◽  
Different Parts

What precisely is meant by location-based services (as opposed to locative media, more narrowly defined)? And, how might one give shape to and begin to discuss location-based services as an industry? Taking an ecosystems approach, the aims of this chapter are to highlight the diversity of the location-based services ecosystem; give form and shape to this ecosystem; describe some of the constituent “species” (the key corporate players that occupy this ecosystem); detail the ways that the different parts of this ecosystem work together; and detail how the mobile location ecosystem intersects and interacts with a range of other (often much larger) interconnected ecosystems.

User Assessment as Input for Useful Geospatial Representations within Mobile Location-Based Services

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Wealands ◽  
Peter Benda ◽  
Suzette Miller ◽  
William E Cartwright
Keyword(s):  
Location Based Services ◽  
Mobile Location ◽  
User Assessment

Mobile Location Based Services

2014 ◽  
pp. 214-227
Author(s):  
Hee Jhee Jiow
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Network ◽  
Location Based Services ◽  
Mobile Service ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
System Technology ◽  
Mass Market ◽  
Mobile Location ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
The World ◽  
Evolution Of Technology

Mobile Location Based Services (MLBS) have been in operation since the 1970s. Conceived initially for military use, the Global Positioning System technology was later released to the world for other applications. As usage of the technology increased, mobile network points, developed by mobile service operators, supplemented its usage in various applications of MLBS. This chapter charts the trajectory of MLBS applications in the mass market, afforded by the evolution of technology, digital, and mobility cultures. Assimilating various MLBS classifications, it then situates examples into four quadrants according to the measures of user-position or device-position focus, and alert-aware or active-aware applications. The privacy implications of MLBS are captured on the economic, social, and political fronts, and its future is discussed.

Towards a Classification Framework for Mobile Location Based Services

2011 ◽  
pp. 67-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
George M. Giaglis ◽  
Panos Kourouthanassis ◽  
Argiros Tsamakos
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Mobile User ◽  
Location Based Services ◽  
Location Services ◽  
Mobile Location ◽  
Classification Framework ◽  
Future Potential ◽  
Pricing Schemes

The emerging world of mobile commerce is characterized by a multiplicity of exciting new technologies, applications, and services. Among the most promising ones will be the ability to identify the exact geographical location of a mobile user at any time. This ability opens the door to a new world of innovative services, which are commonly referred to as Mobile Location Services (MLS). This chapter aims at exploring the fascinating world of MLS, identifying the most pertinent issues that will determine its future potential, and laying down the foundation of a new field of research and practice. The contribution of our analysis is encapsulated into a novel classification of mobile location services that can serve both as an analytical toolkit and an actionable framework that systemizes our understanding of MLS applications, underlying technologies, business models, and pricing schemes.

Privacy Implications and Protection in the New Ubiquitous Web Environment

2010 ◽  
pp. 863-877
Author(s):  
Charalampos Z. Patrikakis ◽  
Ioannis G. Nikolakopoulos ◽  
Athanasios Voulodimos
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Computing ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Ubiquitous Computing ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Location Based Services ◽  
Modern World ◽  
User Profiles ◽  
Web Environment ◽  
Ubiquitous Web ◽  
Actual Meaning

In this chapter, we are addressing the issue of privacy in our modern world of Internet, Web 2.0, personalization, location based services, and ubiquitous computing. The issue is initially viewed from the perspective of user profiles, starting from existing approaches used in social networking and mobile computing applications. Emphasis is given on the separation of personal and public information and the way it can be used in Web and mobile applications. Furthermore, identifying the importance and the actual meaning of privacy in an online world is a crucial and difficult task, which has to be carried out before trying to propose ways to protect the users’ privacy.

Adoption of mobile Location-Based Services with Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Techniques

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tzong Ru Lee ◽  
Shiou Yu Chen ◽  
Shiau Ting Wang ◽  
Shuchih Ernest Chang
Keyword(s):  
Location Based Services ◽  
Mobile Location

Drivers and Inhibitors of Mobile-Payment Adoption by Smartphone Users

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Andreev ◽  
Nava Pliskin ◽  
Sheizaf Rafaeli
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Conceptual Modeling ◽  
Location Based Services ◽  
Mobile Payment ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Mobile Location ◽  
Smart Mobile ◽  
Conceptual Research

The widespread penetration of smart mobile devices has facilitated rapid growth of mobile location-based services (LBS), which provide users with a variety of benefits and are attractive from a marketing perspective. However, mobile-payment (M-Payment) adoption by users has been below expectations. For better understanding of drivers and inhibitors of the willingness to M-Pay for mobile LBS, this study contributes by conceptual modeling and empirical assessment of user willingness to M-Pay. To test the proposed conceptual research model, data from 122 valid responses were analyzed by employing the Partial Least Squares (PLS) technique. The findings show that Perceived Risk is the main inhibitor of user willingness to M-Pay for LBS and that the magnitude of this inhibitor’s negative impact is at least twice the magnitude of any driver’s positive impact.

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