1. LocalSocial
Mobile Social Networking
Social Proximity Framework
A joint project with Rococo Software, University College
Dublin, and the National Digital Research Centre (NDRC)
2. Who? Who’s behind the LocalSocial
Project?
What? What are we doing?
Why? Why might this be cool?
Status Progress / Status
3. Who? LocalSocial Team
• Rococo Software
– Java/Bluetooth software (JSR82)
– Software shipped on over 200M
phones
• UCD
– Wireless and Mobile R&D
– Bluebook Final Year Project
• National Digital Research Centre
– Translational Research
– Focus on Digital Media / Digital
technology
Kicked off: Jan ‘09, 18 month duration
12. €? How will we make money?
License LocalSocial
Aplix, IBM, EMP,
Motorola, OpenPlug,
Mobile and embedded market HTC, Qualcomm,
CSR, iAnywhere
LinkedIn, Bebo,
Plaxo,
Social network players mySpace, Soocial,
iMeem, MIG33,
BluePulse, itsmy,
Jaiku, Zyb
Mobile Operators,
Other players Mobile Distillery,
Nellymoser, Newbay,
Conference
NDRC helps drive the commercial and licensing options
13. Sean O Sullivan : sos@mylocalsocial.com
Sean Murphy : seanmurphy@mylocalsocial.com
Karl Quinn : karl.quinn@ndrc.ie