DropsSocial Networking Reinvented

Service Computing0 Services computing is a computer

discipline which bridges the traditional information technology (IT) systems and business services.

0 Provides businesses with custom solutions to complex business needs, such as web services, Service Oriented Architecture, mash-ups, Software as a Service, and Cloud Computing.

0 The primary goal of service computing is to ensure that a business's needs are met in a timely and efficient fashion

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Global Impact0Service computing has broken the geographical limits

imposed on traditional businesses

0Audiences and user bases are global, allowing access to previously untapped niche markets

0Competition is also global, requiring the businesses learn to adapt to trends both locally and globally to remain relevant

0Hardware may be located anywhere in the globe, providing convenience, lowering costs and allowing businesses to utilise different laws advantageously.

Local Impact

0 Increased access to data allows businesses to observe trends on a local level and respond accordingly

0Local governments providing service computing solutions to community-specific needs, such as in public transport or health

0Connecting with members of a community may be facilitated with service computing, for both professional and private means

Personal Impact0 End users may customise their software usage according to their needs, vis-à-vis

feature sets and pay-as-you-go software models

0 Strongly tied to the introduction of smart devices – users are nearly as powerful while mobile as when at a desk

0 Empowers users by allowing instantaneous access to any form of media or service

Google Maps• The Leading navigation service for availability and usage.

• Is already used by location based software for Android and Apple devices.

• Can be used for both tracking a GPS enabled Device headed to the users location and Navigating to a location using GPS to pinpoint the users location and give directions.

• Available worldwide for free.

• API (application programming interface) available for maximum compatibility.

• Has Traffic density, weather, terrain, and pictures that people have Geotagged.

Facebook• The world largest social media outlet and the medium of over 1 Billion profiles

worldwide• Less than ten years in and worth over $1billion• Over 500TB of data per day uploaded in over 300 million photos and 2.7 billion

likes• Succeeded MySpace and has successfully fended off Google+ to remain the

centre of all social media• Used to check-in with location based software and is used to share information

about people places and events in users’ everyday lives• Android- and Apple-compatible with increased functionality and accessibility

than on a PC at times, due to integration.

Twitter• Twitter is the most successful microblogging site in the world

• Limiting users to 140 characters per tweet for direct and to the point messages

• Great for sharing important information as well as what you are doing at all times of the day

• Major App integration has allowed a major market to open up for this service and has been a success since 2006

• 554, 750, 000 users posting over 58 million tweets a day and advertising revenue last year of 259, 000, 000 US dollars

• This system encouraging sharing experiences and with the inclusion of the location in which you sent it others will be able to experience the same wondrous moments as you have

YouTube• More than footage uploaded every minute than

could be watched in three days

• Over a trillion views in total, and total market dominance

• Less than ten years old and was sold to Google the Tech Giant for $1.65 Billion eight years ago

• With integration into Android and Apple products and being part of the Google empire integration with location would be a snap.

• This service allows users to have a laugh, learn something they struggle with from a peer in another country, or even procrastinate indefinitely.

Business Process Model

0Creates an new immersive environment, underlined by successful and major Social Media Services.

0All forms of correlated data is heavily social media based.

0Correlated data is sourced form the sites itself, which is based on the REST architectural Style

Business Process Model

The Problem0 With the advent of the internet, location became irrelevant

– users can connect to any user globally, shop from any location

0 The popularity of GPS-compatible smart devices has increased the relevancy of location-based data, but this has yet to be fully exploited

0 So much media is created every moment that it is nigh-impossible to discern what one user will find relevant, useful or entertaining

0 People may walk through a city, looking only at a screen in their hand. There needs to be an application that combines the digital realm with the physical in an intimate setting.

The Solution- Drops0Simplistic0Integrated0Mashup0Public0Lockable0Entertaining

The Solution0Drops adds relevance to both your location and your digital

content, intertwining them in an unprecedented way

0Allows you to discover facets of the city you live in that you may never have experienced before

0Brings checking in to a whole new level with being able view the past in the place it happened with augmented reality through a phone screen or Google Glass device

How?0 This integrates the best of Social Media into one Global online

you, allowing you to share inspirational stories when and where they happened and people can view them in your place

0 This is done by recording a video/ take a picture, and then using the app, Geotag your location and Drop it and anyone you link can come to that location and pick it up and hold their device out in front of them completing the view with your video/picture to truly recreate the moment

0 Not only that but you can leave behind status updates or tweets to tell people about events or even review a restaurant.

Why?0 Unique in usage and scope

0 Provides amalgamated services that its constituents do not

0 Adds value to content, extending beyond the physical realm

0 It will be revolutionary in the world of social media being able to leave notes for people in the virtual world in the form of tweets, YouTube clips, status updates and more with future applications in mind for development at a later date.

User Interactions0 Designed to seamlessly integrate with users'

lives, adding value and convenience in both accessing and producing content

0 Utilising intuitive design to reduce many interfaces (YouTube, Facebook, etc) to one.

0 Technical interactions as hidden from the user as possible - emphasis on content.

0 Design affordances utilise existing interfaces to provide context - clickable buttons are obviously clickable, etc.

HTML DemoHTML mock-up to be presented here.

Demonstrated features:Location-based resultsAccessing text-data (Tweets)Accessing rich content (video)Adjustable settings (filters)

Potential features:Password protected dropsReviews of locationsPublic information (posts by local government, etc)Tours of a location

(Note: Unable to attach the mock-up to presentation.)

Conclusion0 Service computing is an increasingly important facet

of the information technology field

0 A service's technical specifications need to be robust, dynamic and matched with equally effective user interactions.

0 Drops takes existing data and interlaces various media together, adding more value to the user than the sum of their parts

0 Drops does the work for the user, allowing them to dynamically interact with their surroundings in an unprecedented way.

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