Geobrowsing
Encyclopedia
Geobrowsing is a term used to describe the act of seeking and accessing information on the Internet
via a method that is reverse of the traditional Web navigational path. Rather than navigating through a series of linear or non-linear
hyperlinks, users browse content visually - typically on a map - similar to the way they think, and then navigate down to the textual information.
An example of this would be the confluence of "points of interest," the user's location and a virtual map coming together to allow the user to efficiently find what they are looking for within a specified radius from where they are standing. Other tenets of Geobrowsing include the user's presence and the presence of friends, the ability to interact among those friends and other contextual information.
Geobrowsing as a concept has its roots in AOL, where it was prototyped in the late 1990s.
Today XOHM is generally credited for pioneering initial demonstrations of Geobrowsing on its mobile broadband
network, now merged with Clear.
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
via a method that is reverse of the traditional Web navigational path. Rather than navigating through a series of linear or non-linear
Nonlinearity
In mathematics, a nonlinear system is one that does not satisfy the superposition principle, or one whose output is not directly proportional to its input; a linear system fulfills these conditions. In other words, a nonlinear system is any problem where the variable to be solved for cannot be...
hyperlinks, users browse content visually - typically on a map - similar to the way they think, and then navigate down to the textual information.
An example of this would be the confluence of "points of interest," the user's location and a virtual map coming together to allow the user to efficiently find what they are looking for within a specified radius from where they are standing. Other tenets of Geobrowsing include the user's presence and the presence of friends, the ability to interact among those friends and other contextual information.
Geobrowsing as a concept has its roots in AOL, where it was prototyped in the late 1990s.
Today XOHM is generally credited for pioneering initial demonstrations of Geobrowsing on its mobile broadband
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
network, now merged with Clear.
External links
- TechNewsWorld - In the Wireless World, 3 Things Matter: Location, Location, Location
- http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/sprints-xohm-wimax-service-finally-launching-next-month/ - "Geobrowsing Detailed"
- http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=162537 - "Sprint Announces Geobrowsing"
- http://blog.mobicosm.com/post/Geo-Browsing-Your-Neighborhood-is-the-New-Internet.aspx - "Geobrowsing - Your Neighborhood is the New Internet"