Being Mobile with the Mobile: Cellular Telephony and Renegotiations of Public Transport as Public Sphere

Paragas, Fernando

doi:10.1007/1-84628-248-9_8

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“…Fortunati compared this phenomenon to a game, describing it as 'a linguistic treasure hunt, which consists in being able to reconstruct the meaning starting from the few items of information' (p. 11). Paragas (2005) found a similar attitude from bystanders who were sometimes curious about other peoples' mobile phone conversations. One participant in his study even considered it a form of entertainment to surreptitiously listen in on sensitive topics.…”

Section: Personal Use Of Public Spacementioning

confidence: 73%

“…Still, those who use the technology in public commonly carve out personal territories by erecting illusory perimeters that have been described as ‘symbolic fences’ (Gullestad 1992; Ling 1997). Symbolic fences are constructed through various forms of nonverbal behavior during a phone call, such as turning away from others, diverting one's eyes, and speaking quietly (Campbell 2004; Ling 2004; Murtagh 2001; Paragas 2005). While some may wish to argue that mobile communication privatizes public space, we believe that for many situations, it is more accurate to characterize this practice as personalizing public space.…”

Section: Personal Use Of Public Spacementioning

confidence: 99%

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Social Implications of Mobile Telephony: The Rise of Personal Communication Society

2008

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The media landscape has changed dramatically in recent decades, from one predominated by traditional mass communication formats to today's more personalized network environment. Mobile communication plays a central role in this transition, with adoption rates that surpass even those of the Internet. This essay argues that the widespread diffusion and use of mobile telephony is iconic of a shift toward a new ‘personal communication society’, evidenced by several key areas of social change, including symbolic meaning of the technology, new forms of coordination and social networking, personalization of public spaces, and the mobile youth culture. The conclusion speculates on future trends in the sociotechnological climate.

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Section: Personal Use Of Public Spacementioning

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Section: Personal Use Of Public Spacementioning

confidence: 99%

Social Implications of Mobile Telephony: The Rise of Personal Communication Society

2008

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“…In fact, they are viewed as a mandatory device within industrialized cultures (Kwon et al, 2013). However, there is evidence to suggest that there is an over-dependence on smartphones that can lead to destructive public health inferences (Monk, Carroll, Parker, & Blythe, 2004;Palen, Salzman, & Youngs, 2001;Paragras, 2005;Sarwar, 2013), including antisocial feelings of rejection within families (Rosman, 2006) and negative clinical health implications (Shin & Dey, 2013) such as addiction (Lopez-Fernandez, Honrubia-Serrano et al, 2013). Rosen, Cheever, and Carrier (2012) defined negative relationships between psychological health and technology overuse as an "iDisorder."…”

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Smartphone Addiction and Associated Psychological Factors

Pearson¹,

Hussain²

2016

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The use of smartphone technology has increased drastically resulting in a risk of addiction to certain web applications, such as social networking sites (SNS) that are easily accessible via smartphones. A major concern regarding the increased use of SNS sites is the risk of an increase in narcissism amongst users of SNS. The present study examined the relationship between smartphone use, narcissistic tendencies, and personality as predictors of smartphone addiction. A self-selected sample of 256 smartphone users (M = 29.2; SD = 9.49) completed an online survey. The results revealed that 13.3% of the sample was classified as addicted to smartphones. Regression analysis revealed that narcissism, openness, neuroticism, and age were linked to smartphone addiction. Therefore, it is suggested that smartphones encourage narcissism, even in non-narcissistic users. Future research requires more in-depth qualitative data, addiction scale comparisons, and comparison of use with, and without, SNS access. Further, it is advised that prospective buyers of smartphones be pre-warned of the potential addictive properties of new technology.

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“…We have illustrated how the APPropriate approach is particularly beneficial in emergent user contexts where device security has been well documented as being a pressing issue [8,14,22]. This was particularly evident during evaluations in Kenya and South Africa, where many participants were worried about potential theft of their devices (Tables 1 and 2).…”

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Make Yourself at Phone

Robinson

Pearson

Reitmaier

et al. 2018

Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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We present APPropriate-a novel mobile design to allow users to temporarily annex any Android device for their own use. APPropriate is a small, cheap storage pod, designed to be easily carried in a pocket or hidden within clothing. Its purpose is simple: to hold a copy of the local content an owner has on their mobile, liberating them from carrying a phone, or allowing them to use another device that provides advantages over their own. Picking up another device when carrying APPropriate transfers all pertinent content to the borrowed device (using local no-cost WiFi from the APPropriate device), transforming it to give the impression that they are using their own phone. While APPropriate is useful for a wide range of contexts, the design was envisaged through a co-design process with resource-constrained emergent users in three countries. Lab studies and a subsequent deployment on participants' own devices identified key benefits of the approach in these contexts, including for security, resource sharing, and privacy.

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Being Mobile with the Mobile: Cellular Telephony and Renegotiations of Public Transport as Public Sphere

Cited by 28 publications

References 6 publications

Social Implications of Mobile Telephony: The Rise of Personal Communication Society

Social Implications of Mobile Telephony: The Rise of Personal Communication Society

Smartphone Addiction and Associated Psychological Factors

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