8.11.2010
Mobile HUBI Portal has been launched for pilot use! It offers context-aware mobile services on Aalto campuses and in the broader Helsinki capital area. Included are a location-aware public transport route guide, and an event recommender that includes also the Aalto University events. Being developed by VTT, Mobile HUBI Portal is the first external service to join OtaSizzle via the Aalto Social Interface.
Try m.HUBI.fi on your mobile phone's browser
or find out more here.
-- OtaSizzle team
OtaSizzle is a research project that develops a
mobile living lab in the Otaniemi area and the Aalto University. Goals are to produce social media to campus life and to study use of the new social media services. OtaSizzle platform provides a flexible programming environment and infrastructure for creating mobile services and for testing them in real-life settings.
OtaSizzle is funded by donations from private companies and communities to the "Technology for Life" campaign of the Aalto University under the MIDE research programme.
Kassi and Ossi are the first two OtaSizzle services.
Click here for more information
Frequently Asked Questions
HOWTOs
OtaSizzle allows outside developers to tap into the Aalto Social Interface (ASI) and create their own applications.
Aalto Social Interface, or ASI, is a RESTful platform for social media applications. Using ASI, anyone can create their own application that is available to the OtaSizzle user base and social network. An ASI application will not necessarily even need its own database.
Kassi is a service that enables the exchange of various favors through listings posted by users. There are five categories: Marketplace, Favors, Group search, Carpools, Lost&found and Other. You can browse the listings without registering to the service, but if you want to answer to a listing or see the user profiles you have to create an user account. The aim of Kassi is to make the exchange of daily favors easier in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Ossi is a group-centered mobile social media service. You can use Ossi to connect with friends, keep in touch with groups and to stay tuned to what is sizzling around you. Ossi has been developed especially to be used on the three Aalto university campuses in Helsinki metropolitan area.
Click here for more information (and downloads).
Click here to try Ossi (or go to http://ossi.sizl.org on your mobile phone's browser).
NSM service is a Practical information sharing social networking platform for NordSecMob and International students. The main objective is to promote sharing of information among NordSecMob Student community. Share your experience, ideas, thoughts and social life during your study period through this service.
Click here to try NordSecMob (or go to http://nsm.sizl.org on your mobile phone's browser).
AaltoLunch is an online service providing daily menus of student restaurants on all three Aalto University campuses.
With AaltoLunch you can:
AaltoLunch is optimized for mobile use!
Go to aaltolunch.fi on your mobile phone's browser
Mobile HUBI Portal offers context-aware services in the Helsinki capital area, on your mobile phone. Available services include a public transport route guide that allows using your current location and own places as shortcuts, and a Helsinki area event recommender including also the Aalto University events. The service portal is provided for pilot use and developed further by VTT as part of a project studying ubiquitous mobile services.
Go to m.HUBI.fi on your mobile phone's browser
or click here for more information.
11.10.2010
Win S-group vouchers! Fill in a short survey about the handset-based measurements conducted in OtaSizzle here and take part in a lottery of five S-group vouchers each worth 20 euros! Completing the survey takes about 10 minutes.
Sincerely,
OtaSizzle team
21.4.2010
Win movie tickets! Fill in the third OtaSizzle
survey here
and take part in a lottery of two movie
tickets! If you participated in the previous surveys, you're most welcomed to
participate again. The survey covers the use of different communication
technologies, and takes about 15 minutes. Your participation is extremely
valuable for developing better mobile services for the campus!
Keep on sizzling and visit our blog!
Have a great summer,
OtaSizzle team