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Mobile World: Past, Present & Future
This book brings together the perspectives of key researchers to explore lessons on social shaping, examining what can be learned from the adoption of mobile devices that can be applied to other, newer, digital technologies.
Forecasting the impact of new technology is always difficult. Occasionally demand is underestimated, but more often
it is overestimated, & at great cost. Digital technology is unlike anything that has gone before, making it particularly difficult to understand its implications for businesses, public services & society in general. By looking at what has happened in the past & now, & offering methods of using this knowledge to look forward, this book will contribute to reducing expensive forecasting errors in the future.
Key reading for all those involved with the future of mobile communications, this book is a valuable resource, particularly for advanced undergraduates & postgraduates on Mobile Technology courses, practitioners, & researchers working in mobile communications, CSCW & HCI.
Introduction Part 1: Lessons from the past Mobile Telephony History Repeating? Corporate Governance and Innovation in Mobile Telecommunications Youthful Futures? Part 2: Present uses Emotional Attachment to Mobile Phones an Extraordinary Relationship Textmates and text circles: Insights into the social ecology of SMS text messaging An Evaluation of PDA as Workplace Tools Part 3: How to study the future Contextualizing the mobile Internet Using scenarios to access social science research in the development of future mobile technology Unified Messaging Services in Development, CSCW & Ethnography Conclusion
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