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Mobile Communication
Rich Ling
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Description for Mobile Communication
Paperback. A critical overview of one of the most pervasive digital technologies in the contemporary world. Written by two leading researchers in the field, with international renown and both industrial and academic experience. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
With staggering swiftness, the mobile phone has become a fixture of daily life in almost every society on earth. In 2007, the world had over 3 billion mobile subscriptions. Prosperous nations boast of having more subscriptions than people. In the developing world, hundreds of millions of people who could never afford a landline telephone now have a mobile number of their own. With a mobile in our hand many of us feel safer, more productive, and more connected to loved ones, but perhaps also more distracted and less involved with things happening immediately around us.
With staggering swiftness, the mobile phone has become a fixture of daily life in almost every society on earth. In 2007, the world had over 3 billion mobile subscriptions. Prosperous nations boast of having more subscriptions than people. In the developing world, hundreds of millions of people who could never afford a landline telephone now have a mobile number of their own. With a mobile in our hand many of us feel safer, more productive, and more connected to loved ones, but perhaps also more distracted and less involved with things happening immediately around us.
Written by two leading researchers ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Digital Media and Society
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745644141
SKU
V9780745644141
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99-1
About Rich Ling
Rich Ling is Senior Researcher at the Telenor Research Institute in Norway. Jonathan Donner is Researcher for Microsoft Research India.
Reviews for Mobile Communication
"Storied mobile communication researchers Jonathan Donner and Richard Ling have given us a savvy, panoramic view of how mobile communication has changed and is changing lives around the world. They reveal how portable communication technology is affecting every level of human endeavor, from socioeconomic transformations in the developing world to mischief in the classroom. Their adroit treatment is required reading ... Read more