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The article focuses on Aka-Aki, a startup company in Berlin, Germany which has created an online social network that can be accessed on cellular telephones and other mobile communication systems. The firm uses Bluetooth technology combined with its own software to allow cellular telephone users to i...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Economist Vol. 385; no. 8558; p. 10
Format:	Article
Published:	Economist Newspaper Limited 12/8/2007
Subjects:	Aka-Aki Networks GmbH Online social networks Cell phone software Mobile computing software Bluetooth technology
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	The article focuses on Aka-Aki, a startup company in Berlin, Germany which has created an online social network that can be accessed on cellular telephones and other mobile communication systems. The firm uses Bluetooth technology combined with its own software to allow cellular telephone users to identify other social network members within 20 meters of their location.