Abstract: A method and system for managing short-range mobile device communications are provided. The method includes receiving a user-defined criteria for requested information. The method includes automatically detecting a set of in-range devices, wherein each in-range device is associated with an identifier. The method includes receiving a broadcasted public information from each in-range device. The method includes, responsive to detecting the received broadcasted public information satisfies the user-defined criteria, displaying public info to a user. The method includes, responsive to a user command, transmitting a message in response to the broadcasted public information.

Abstract: A method and system for managing a social network are provided. The method includes establishing a user profile, wherein the user profile includes basic information fields and supplemental information fields. The method includes receiving a user-defined criteria defining how a display profile will be compiled based, in part, on a relationship to a prospective viewer. The method includes, responsive to a request from the prospective viewer, compiling fields from the basic information fields and the supplemental information fields into the display profile. The method includes providing the display profile to the prospective viewer.