New mobile group products and multitasking

Douglas Rushkoff has put out an interesting list of mobile group products coming out of New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program. This type of technology is just getting started.

Also, more on the stationary side of IM, as well as american mobile phone usage practices, an article by the LA times looks at how connected teens are getting and how accustomed they are to multitasking. Conclusion: management of multitasking on mobile devices is a good research area.