Playtxt

Playtxt was the first mobile social software (MoSoSo) network to support six degrees of separation. It was created in 2002 by Andrew Scott, a UK based entrepreneur. It was a mobile community with social networking functionality that could be utilized worldwide. A user could log his or her location anywhere on the globe by SMS from their mobile cellphone. The network then uses a six degrees of separation algorithm to provide contact with friends of friends who May Be physically nearby. The network was free to join and use. The service acted as a pilot site for the company's 'Angelia' software which now forms the messaging platform which powers Rummble.

As one of the first mobile social network applications playtxt was a pioneer of many of the features now available as standard across MoSoSo services; including anonymous text messaging and location based services.

Technology

playtxt supported 192,872 places (towns, cities) worldwide, hierarchically sorted into 3527 regions from 238 countries projected back onto latitude and longitude including all regions. Names for places were supported in 15 languages. The service supported SMS and mobile instant messenging via J2ME. The mobile IM client supported IM between playtxt users and most of the major IM chat networks including Yahoo, ICQ, Jabber, Google Talk, MSN Messenger and AOL.

External links

• playtxt social network official website This now the home of Rummble which amalgamated the playtxt.net pilot site into its service.

References

• Wired.com - MoSoSos Not So So-So
• Virtual Graffiti: - Social Networking

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