Context and social networks interaction modeling for context aware alert systems

Abstract

Web 2.0 allows users to freely publish information regarding several subjects. Social content websites may take advantage of such by creating means for dissemination and creation of collaborative knowledge. However, an adequate environment is needed for the insertion of such information on social content websites. Mobile 2.0 incorporates some Web 2.0 concepts on mobile platforms using context-aware information captured from sensors, like GPS. This paper presents a model based on social content websites that uses context ontologies for the provision of personalized services on mobile platforms.