MobSOS - A Testbed for Mobile Multimedia Community Services

Due to recent developments in the domain of mobile broadband communication and a growing availability of standardized development tools for mobile devices a new generation of mobile services and applications is expected to emerge in the near future combining well-established multimedia and community concepts with mobile aspects. However, it is often challenging to predict the success of such new services. In this paper we present a short overview of the MobSOS testbed and its homonymous success model based on a combination of traditional information system success models with modern requirements for mobile multimedia communities. Finally we outline the application of the MobSOS testbed to NMV Mobile, a mobile multimedia capturing, annotation and retrieval tool.