Human considerations for a mobile world

A fascinating overview of current social responses to mobile phones has been published in advance of the ITU/MIC conference workshop on shaping the future of mobile information society. The paper has some great graphs showing adoption of the new technologies versus the old and examples of how companies are responding to camera phones. It also gives many examples of how people are adapting the technologies to social needs and how mobile devices are integrating with the sense of self. “I love my phone. It’s my friend” (Female, 32, teacher)

SOCIAL AND HUMAN CONSIDERATIONS FOR A MORE MOBILE WORLD (Draft of Background paper), 2004
Lara Srivastava
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Thanks to JohnC for the lead.