Hi everybody,

The discussion on the last two topics is still going, and I'm really glad about that, the input is great!

Hereby I post the third discussion topic for the co-creation project "Creativity on the Move". This will also be the last topic before the co-creation session and the Summit. It's getting closer, I'm so excited!


Again you are free to let all your thoughts, ideas & knowledge flow when answering the following question:


What will be the next best thing in Content Discovery?

So what are your expectations, wishes, thoughts, ideas when it comes to the future of (serendipitous) content discovery both on mobile device and web.


Everything that is said during these dialogues will be used as input for the expert co-creation session before the Summit. Feel free to come up with anything that you find applicable!


Looking forward to your reactions,


Marieke

Sounds like you were inspired by the Layar link with this one. So, without harping on augmented reality...

What if mobile devices had an internal "user profile" similar to those found on Social Network websites. (Of course, this info could just be retrieved from Social Network sites via the user entering various service logins, but it would work the same regardless.)

Anyway, the device then, based on keywords, favorite activities (hobbies, books, movies, etc.), could initiate content retrieval and display based on a persons proximity to various POIs. Likewise, a person could setup certain rules to where specific types of media would be tied to certain locations (think "Personal Soundtrack"). Also, based on media that was tagged by the user, notifications could be triggered when the person was in proximity to items/areas (POIs) that related to those tags.

This could also extend into manual searches that a person initiated on their device. What if Web searches could be tied to a persons location and specific profile keywords. Example: A person searches for pizza and the search results pulls up several places that are local to the persons physical location (no need to search with city if you have a GPS on hand), as well as pizza places that are near to soccer fields (since soccer is on the of the person's interests), as well as a couple of not-so-close pizza places inside of movie theaters (because the person has indicated that they like movies), and lastly, there is a nearby store that sells Italian cook books (because the person enjoys cooking). All of this would then be mapped out in conjuntion with the person's current location.

Lastly, everything needs to be in real-time. Why wait for the person to manually input anything when the device knows exactly where the person is. And, if the device also knows what the person likes, everything should just become available whenever and wherever appropriate.

Tim

Tim, great minds think alike.

The profile point is key here. With the right metadata available on your device, and in an accessible format, narrowing in on content highly relevant to your needs at specific times becomes easier. Actually I think the "master" profile(s) should be in the cloud itself (Ovi.com?) and updated to your handheld device as needed.

And we've discussed this before, but it makes sense also to have the ability to store/use more than one profile at a time on the device, for example business vs personal (and they should be identified to content managers/suppliers as such). Both profiles would match different meta sets (with some overlap of course).

This link is old, but it discusses an XML-based profile standard that would support what we're discussing:

http://xml.coverpages.org/cpex.html

I'm encountering difficulty finding newer info... maybe it didn't take off? Maybe time to revive it? Privacy is addressed which is certainly good.

Also:

http://www.xml.com/lpt/a/99

http://www.internetretailer.com/inte...omer-data.html

But, why limit it? If someone could just enter logins for every Social service they belonged to, the personal information would be endless. Think of finding info on your device that was triggered because of a Tweet you made two weeks ago about a website you thought was interesting. Or something triggered by a comment you made about someone's Facebook post. It could go on and on...

Tim

I wasn't aware I was limiting anything...???

Sorry. It's the impression I get when you specify a single "place" (e.g., Ovi.com) as the profile repository. But, maybe I'm misunderstanding you.

Tim

Hmm..

How about having an app that broadcasts a hash of your interest\keywords and alerts you when you come close someone with similar interests? This way, only those with exact interests\keywords will find each other. Then once application connects, you can have some sort of asset sharing areas (medias, web page, etc) for you to browse and exchange content.

Of course it should be made with plugins, this way any apps can take advantage of this system.
A common example for the plugin: a poker game can use this to find opponents around you

Yeah, this could be used in creepy ways too But don't you think it would be an interesting ways to discover mobile and dynamic contents around you?

There has to be a single master, a root source. That's unavoidable. The question becomes, "where do I store it?" As cloud computing becomes more ubiquitous, that question takes on increasing importance. In fact now that i think about it, I see a future battle over master profiles... no wonder Google is so opposed to Facebook's model...

That's what I don't agree with. Why not pull info from various sources (like aggregating RSS)?

Tim

Cool.

Anything could be used in a "creepy" way... But, it's usually pretty rare.

Tim