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 ==== What is Urbiflock? ====
-Urbiflock is a Facebook-like application framework for mobile devices written in AmbientTalk. The framework takes care of managing a user's buddy lists, called "flocks". Flocks define "proximate" groups of buddies, where "proximate" can mean physically proximate or abstractly proximate (e.g. in terms of being friends of someone). The framework is currently still under development, which is why this page only lists development information thus far.
+UrbiFlock is a framework sculpted for the development of //pervasive social network applications//: an emerging type of applications that enable spontaneous interactions of people by means of handheld devices (such as their cell phones). These applications exploit the colocation of a number of mobile devices in the proximity to enable social interaction //on the move//.
+Urbiflock is a Facebook-like application framework for mobile devices written in AmbientTalk. As in Facebook, users that join Urbiflock can meet other users and interact with them. For example users may broadcast announcements to each other, they can browse one another’s profile, launch interactive
+polls, etc. The framework takes care of managing a user’s social networks, called “flocks”. A flock represents a loosely-defined group of users. A flock can be compared to a Facebook group (for example, a group of your old classmates), but it additionally allows for the definition of groups of proximate flockrs (for example, a group of all of your friends that are currently nearby).
+Similar to Facebook, users can build applications and plug them into the Urbiflock framework. Several core applications are currently available in the Urbiflock framework, such as flock creators and profile viewers, and also users applications such as //I rate you// (IR8U) that allows users to ask proximate users to rate them on a certain subject, and //Guanotes//.
+The framework is currently still under development, which is why these pages mostly lists development information thus far.
 ==== Terminology ====
-  * Flock: a group of proximate users
+  * Flockr: a user of the Urbiflock framework
-  * Flockr: a user of the urbiflock framework
+  * Flock: a group of users
   * To flock: to become part of a group
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   * [[uf:iflocku|IFlockU]]: a friend suggestor based on profile similarity and time spent in proximity.
   * [[uf:guanotes|Guanotes]]: a messenger application that sends post-its to flocks.
+  * [[uf:ir8u|IR8U]]: an application that allows you to rate your friends.
 ==== Target Platforms ====