| Sumario: | The article discusses mobile social networking (MSN) applications in mobile computing as of March 2013, focusing on the delivery of social services to smartphone and tablet computer users through localization methods involving context awareness and the Global Positioning System. A classification system for MSN applications that considers interaction approaches is proposed. Topics include differences between MSN applications and online social networking websites, the social network Facebook and the microblogging service Twitter, data-sharing, a transition away from personal computers, personalization, and system architecture.
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