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Chapter 5. Consumer applications > Connecting with other people or local places
5.2. Connecting with other people or local places
The rollout of GPS and other technologies has made it possible for social networks to add location features, such as friend-finder services, and make it easier for people to stay in touch.
Definition: Personal Area Networks
A location-based mobile social network is different from a normal social network in that it has the ability to determine the user’s location. Some observers refer to these new social networks as personal area networks, borrowing a term from the IT industry.
