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Author:   Lynne Hamill ,  Amparo Lasen
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   2005 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9781852338251

ISBN 10:   1852338253
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   17 August 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Digital Revolution - Mobile Revolution?.- Mobile Telephony: Realising the Dream of Ideal Communication?.- History Repeating? A Comparison of the Launch and Uses of Fixed and Mobile Phones.- Kids will be Kids: The Role of Mobiles in Teenage Life.- An SMS History.- Emotional Attachment to Mobile Phones: An Extraordinary Relationship.- Textmates and Text Circles: Insights into the Social Ecology of SMS Text Messaging.- Appropriating Tools and Shaping Activities: The Use of PDAs in the Workplace.- Different Directions in the Mobile Internet: Analysing Mobile Internet Services in Japan and Europe.- Context Perspectives for Scenarios and Research Development in Mobile Systems.- Instant Messaging and Presence Services: Mobile Future, CSCW and Ethnography.

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Now almost everyone in the developed world has a mobile phone and these have revolutionised how people communicate with each other and how people now live and work. This book seeks to identify and study some of the milestones in attitudes and technology that are leading to new methods of communicating, texting, gaming and messaging. These words even 10 years ago wouldn't have featured in the lexicon of mobile communication. The steep changes brought about by mobile communications have led the authors to contrast the past with today's world and to glimpse into the future. <p>Steve Hearnden, Telecommunications Consultant <p>This book presents a rich insight into how and why the mobile has become so important in todaya (TM)s society. It explores the strong emotional attachment that people have to these devices, and argues that it is people and not the technology that developers must put at the heart of future mobile offerings. A valuable book for industry and academics alike. <p>Dr Phil Gosset, Vodafone Group R&D

Now almost everyone in the developed world has a mobile phone and these have revolutionised how people communicate with each other and how people now live and work. This book seeks to identify and study some of the milestones in attitudes and technology that are leading to new methods of communicating, texting, gaming and messaging. These words even 10 years ago wouldn't have featured in the lexicon of mobile communication. The steep changes brought about by mobile communications have led the authors to contrast the past with today's world and to glimpse into the future. Steve Hearnden, Telecommunications Consultant This book presents a rich insight into how and why the mobile has become so important in today's society. It explores the strong emotional attachment that people have to these devices, and argues that it is people and not the technology that developers must put at the heart of future mobile offerings. A valuable book for industry and academics alike. Dr Phil Gosset, Vodafone Group R&D

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