Thumb Culture: The Meaning of Mobile Phones for Society

ISBN-13: 9783899424034 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 296 str.

Peter Glotz (verst.);Stefan Bertschi;Chris Locke

Opis

Mobile communication has an increasing impact on people's lives and society. Ubiquitous media influence the way users relate to their surroundings, and data services like text and pictures lead to a culture shaped by thumbs. Representing several years of research into the social and cultural effects of mobile phone use, this volume assembles fascinating approaches and new insights of leading scientists and practitioners. It contains the results of a first international survey on the social consequences of mobile phones and provides a comprehensive inventory of today's issues and an outlook in mobile media, society, and their future study.
Peter Glotz is Emeritus Professor of Media and Society, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Stefan Bertschi is a researcher at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Recenzje

Besprochen in: www.spiked-online.com, 1 (2006), Jennie Bristow Information, Communication & Society, 8 (2007), Matthew S. Vorell

O autorze

Peter Glotz (Dr. phil.) was Emeritus Professor of Media and Society, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He died August 2005. Stefan Bertschi (Dr. phil.) is a Consultant in Strategy and Communications. Chris Locke (MA) was formerly an academic at UCL, now he is a Strategist at AOL and Managing Director, GSMA Development Fund at GSM Association (GSMA).