ISBN:
9781412818612
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (x, 348 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2012 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Mobile communication
DDC:
303.48/33
Keywords:
Interpersonal communication Technological innovations
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Social aspects
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Communication and culture
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Mobile communication systems Social aspects
Abstract:
Overview: One of the most significant and obvious examples of how mobile communication influences our understanding of time and space is how we coordinate with one another. Mobile communication enables us to call specific individuals, not general places. Regardless of location, we are able to make contact with almost anyone, almost anywhere. This advancement has changed, and continues to change, human interaction. Now, instead of agreeing on a particular time well beforehand, we can iteratively work out the most convenient time and place to meet at the last possible moment-on the way to the meeting or once we arrive at the destination. This cutting-edge book deals with modern ways of thinking about communication and human interaction; it will illuminate the ways in which mobile communication alters our experience with space and time. In the few short decades since their commercial deployment, 5 billion people-about three-quarters of all humanity, including children-have become mobile phone users. Effects of this success are apparent everywhere, ranging from accident scenes and earthquake rescue efforts to demeanor in the classroom and at dinner tables. No one interested in the next generation of issues provoked by the mobile communication revolution will want to miss this important new collection of essays. The contributors' scope ranges across five continents and they address concerns at local, national, and international levels. This book provides a revealing picture of how people communicate using camera phones and other mobile multimedia devices. With such devices spreading faster than practically any other new technology, questions about how these devices are being used (and abused) to capture and distribute embarrassing or raunchy images and content, and what should be done about it, are surfacing. This volume presents the first detailed study of the use of these devices. This groundbreaking work will be a fascinating read for both multimedia device professionals and everyday users alike
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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AcknowledgmentsMobile communication: bringing us together and tearing us apart
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Mobile symbiosis: a precursor to public risk-taking behavior?
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Mobile specters of intimacy: a case study of women and mobile intimacy
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(Im)mobile mobility: marginal youth and mobile phones in Beijing
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Mobiles are not that personal: the unexpected consequences of the accountability, accessibility, and transparency afforded by mobile telephony
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Mobile communication in intimate relationships: relationship development and the multiple dialectics of couples' media usage and communication
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Bonds and bridges: mobile phone use and social capital debates
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Extended sociability and relational capital management: interweaving ICTs and social relations
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Network and mobile sociality in personal communities: exploring personal networks of ICT users
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There's an off-line community on the line!
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Mobile social networking: learning from tourists' use of CB radio in the Australian outback
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Generation disconnections: youth culture and mobile communication
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Interpersonal communication beyond geographical constraints: a case of college students who maintain geographically dispersed relationships
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I love you, man: drunk dialing motives and their impact on social cohesion
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Conclusion:Connecting and disconnecting through mobile communication
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About the contributorsIndex.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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