Personal Pervasive Networks and Their Impact on Social Networking and Personal Lifestyle

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Personal Pervasive Networks and Their Impact on Personal Lifestyle and Social Media Joseph M. Broadway Auburn University at Montgomery Joseph.m.broadway@gmail.com Thomas Lucy-Bouler, Ph.D Auburn University at Montgomery Tlucybouler@gmail.com Abstract The purpose of this article is to discuss the implementation of a personal pervasive network into the everyday life of the average consumer. Combining this implementation with social networking will have a profound influence on real world social interactions as well as business and personal security. Researching recent advances in hardware and software design, as well as consumers’ needs and desires within the personal and mobile computing market, we hypothesize that within a short time personal pervasive networks with multiple accessories will become commonplace as a method of information transfer to and from the average consumer. Introduction As the digital age is moving towards a compact, mobile version of the personal computer and laptop, smart devices and their interconnectivity are increasing in their complexity and levels of service. Personal pervasive networks, or networks designed around a single person and their activities, are about to become the prevalent method of receiving information about anything or anyone the user requires. Combining this implementation with social networking will have a profound influence on real world social interactions as well as business and personal security. This research focuses on a number of particular studies in which accessories carried on the body at all active times would present a clear innovation or aid in human environment interactions. Speech-reading, translation, visual and audio sense aid as well as media and informational involvement ubiquitous to the user are discussed. Through our research into various methods of data transfer, especially

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