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What is Mobile Virtual Communities

Chapter 124
Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
Communities constituted by individuals using mobile and wireless computational devices. These communities enable individuals to exchange information and knowledge, anytime and anywhere.
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Mobile Virtual Communities
Glauber Ferreira (Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil), Hyggo Almeida (Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil), Angelo Perkusich (Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil), and Evandro Costa (Federal University of Alagoas, Brazil)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-885-7.ch124
Abstract
The establishment of collective relationships is a native characteristic of individuals. Living in a recluse way cannot be considered part of human nature. Individuals have always been organized in communities in which they establish relationships with other individuals, which usually live in one particular area. Proximity among individuals is one of the characteristics that motivate the creation of communities.
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