MobiSNA: a mobile video social network application

ABSTRACT

This paper presents MobiSNA -- a mobile video social networking application that supports the exploration, sharing, and creation of video contents through social networks. The MobiSNA project provides the user with an easy to use experience of accessing video content from mobile devices (e.g., mobile phones, PDAs) over wireless broadband networks (e.g., 4G networks). This demo focuses on the key functions of MobiSNA which support social network-based video exploration, real-time video sharing, video blogging, video interest groups, and video story construction. A system architecture of MobiSNA is also proposed.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.1 Multimedia Information Systems
          Subjects: Video (e.g., tape, disk, DVI)

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors

Keywords:
mobile devices, mobile social networks, mobile video sharing, social networks, video social networks