The Gift of the Gab?: A Design Oriented Sociology of Young People's Use of Mobiles

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dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Alex S.
dc.contributor.authorHarper, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-06T09:06:46Z
dc.date.available2020-06-06T09:06:46Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractThis paper reports ethnographically informedobservations of the use of mobile phones andtext messaging services amongst young people.It offers a sociological explanation for thepopularity of text messaging and for thesharing of mobile phones between co-proximatepersons. Specifically, it reveals that youngpeople use mobile phone content and the phonesthemselves to participate in the practices ofgift exchange. By viewing mobile phone use inthis way, the paper suggests a number ofpossibilities for future phone-basedapplications and supporting hardware.de
dc.identifier.doi10.1023/A:1025091532662
dc.identifier.pissn1573-7551
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1025091532662
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.eusset.eu/handle/20.500.12015/3619
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofComputer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW): Vol. 12, No. 3
dc.relation.ispartofseriesComputer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
dc.subjectdesign
dc.subjectethnography
dc.subjectmobile phones
dc.subjectmobiles
dc.subjectphones
dc.subjectshort messaging
dc.subjectSMS
dc.subjectteenagers
dc.subjecttexters
dc.subjecttexting
dc.subjectyoung people
dc.titleThe Gift of the Gab?: A Design Oriented Sociology of Young People's Use of Mobilesde
dc.typeText/Journal Article
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gi.citation.startPage267

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