BBC NEWS | Technology | Bluetooth helps Facebook friends

BBC NEWS Technology Bluetooth helps Facebook friends: "A team of UK researchers is combining the power of social network Facebook with communications tool Bluetooth to learn more about human interactions. Bath University scientists have created a tool which can use the unique ID of Bluetooth devices, like a mobile phone, to build new friendship networks. Users register with the Facebook tool, called Cityware, that tracks encounters in the real world via Bluetooth. It is part of a wider project A team of UK researchers is combining the power of social network Facebook with communications tool Bluetooth to learn more about human interactions. Bath University scientists have created a tool which can use the unique ID of Bluetooth devices, like a mobile phone, to build new friendship networks. Users register with the Facebook tool, called Cityware, that tracks encounters in the real world via Bluetooth. It is part of a wider project "