Sociology of the Mobile Phone

Universität Zürich Soziologisches Institut der Universität Zürich Prof. Dr. Hans Geser Online Publications Sociology of the  Mobile Phone Home: Sociology in Switzerland    Home: Online Publications   Home: Sociology of the Mobile Phone New: Search all linked URL's and partial websites of this site Institutions Mobile information and Communication Systems International Telecommunication Union SCILS Center for Mobile Communication Studies Blogs, Text Collections and Media Japan Ministry of Information & Communications Statisticsmobile communication.Mobile Entertainment, Mobile Advertizing and Mobile Marketing Heise mobil Mobile SocietyHuman Technology Cellular Phone NewsMobile Audience MobilegirlSMARTMOBS Mobile Community DesignInformationszentrum Mobilfunk Digital World Research CentreStern Telefon receiver (Vodaphone)International Telecommuniocation Union: Publications mGain: Mobile Entertainment Industry and CultureJames E. 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Groups Molblog - Mobile Open Gardens picturephoning.com Pocket Picks – get more from your phone Pocketinfo - RSS feed QuicklyBored ringtonia.com Seoul Digital City SlashPhone Small Surfaces Smart Mobs tarek speaks mobile… Telecompaper Headlines Telecomwereld - Nieuws (RSS) textually.org TPN - The Mobile Media Show UsageWatch.org Wi: Journal of Mobile Media Wireless Utopia Wireless Wonders Xellular Identity by Xen Mendelsohn Discusssion groups and discussion pages alt.cell-phone.tech alt.cellular-phone-tech alt.cellular.gsm alt.cellular.tech alt.cellular.telephones de.comm.mobil.misc de.comm.mobil.netze aus.comms.mobile fr.reseaux.telecoms.mobiles Online Texts Geser, Hans (2007): Patterns of multi-channel communication among older teens - html - pdf Geser, Hans  (2006): Are girls (even) more addicted? Some gender patterns of cell phone usage - html -   pdf Geser, Hans  (2006): Pre-teen cell phone adoption: consequences for later patterns of phone usage and involvement - html -   pdf Geser, Hans (2004): Towards a Sociological Theory of The Mobile Phone Release 3.0, March 2004  html    pdf Aftelak, Andrew et. al. (2005): Group Coordination for Mobile Families Agnelli, Davide et al. (2004): Fashion Victims: an unconventional research approach in the field of mobile communication  pdf Agre, Philip E. (2001): Changing Places: Contexts of Awareness in Computing. (Human-Computer Interaction 16 (2-3) Arnold, M. (2003): On the Phenomenology of Technology: the Janus-faces" of mobile Phones Bachen, Christine (2001): The Family in the Networked Society.  Barkhuus, Louise (2003): How to Define the Communication Situation: Context Measures in Present Mobile Telephony Barkhuus, Louise and Anind Dey (2003): Is Context-Aware Computing Taking Control Away from the User? Three Levels of Interactivity Examined Barry, Michael and Yu, LiAnne (2002): The Uses and Meaning of I-mode in Japan Beaton, John and Wajcman, Judy (2004): The Impact of the Mobile Phone in Australia Berg, Sara; Taylor, Alex and Harper, Richard (2005):Mobile Phones for the Next Generation: Device Designs for Teenagers Chen, Yi-Fan and Lever, Katie (2005): Relationships among mobile phones, social networks, and academic achievement: A comparison of US and Taiwanese college students Colbert, Martin (2002): A Diary Study of Rendezvousing: Group Size, Time Pressure and Connectivity Corino, Gianni (2004): Spatial Issues and Performative Media in Digital Mobility: A Network Perscpective COST 269 (2002): From Mobile to Mobility:  The Consumption of ICTs and  Mobility in Everyday Life Crabtree, James et. al. (2003): MobileUK. Mobile Phones and Everyday LifeLife Crandall, Jordan (2005): Operational Media Daisuke, Okabe (2004): Emergent Social Practices, Situations and Relations through Everyday Camera Phone Use Daisuke, Okabe (2004): Mobile Phones, Japanese Youth, and the Replacement of Social Contact Döring, Nicola (2001): "1x Brot, Wurst, 5Sack Äpfel I.L.D." Kommunikative Funktionen von Kurzmitteilungen (SMS) Döring, Nicola (2002): "Kurzm. wird gesendet" – Abkürzungen und Akronyme in der SMS-Kommunikation Döring, Nicola; Hellwig, Katharina and Klimsa, Paul (2004): Mobile Communication among German Youth Eagle, Nathan (2006): Inferring Social Network Structure using Mobile Phone Data Fagerberg, Petra (2002): Social Awareness in a Location-Based Information System (pdf) Fortunati, Leopoldina and Manganelli, Anna Maria (2002): Young People and the Mobile Phone Fox, Kate (2001): Evolution, Alienation and Gossip - The role of mobile telecommunications in the 21st century Frohlich, David; Chilton, Kathy and Drew, Paul (1997): Remote Homeplace Communication: What is it Like and How Might We Support It? Interaction Technology Department HP Laboratories Bristol Geser, Hans (2004): Towards a Sociological Theory of The Mobile Phone, Release 3.0, March 2004  html    pdf Geisler, Cheryl and Golden, Annis (2003): Mobile Technologies at the Boundary of Work and Life Goetzenbrucker, Gerit (2005): Jugend im Netz? Effekte mobiler Kommunikation im Alltag Jugendlicher. Eine qualitative Studie im Ballungsraum Wien GRIPIC (2006): Le téléphone mobile aujourd’hui : Usages, représentations, comportements sociaux Haddon, Leslie G. (2000): The Social Consequences of Mobile Telephony Haddon, Leslie G. (1998): The Experience of the Mobile Phone Haddon, Leslie G. (2001): Time and ICTS Haddon, Leslie G. (2002): Talking without communicating or communicating without talking: from the GSM to the SMS Haddon, Leslie G. and Hamill, Lynn (2005): The influence of Mobile Phone Users on zthe Design of 3G Products and Serrvices Deborah Hardwick; Salaff Janet (2003): Managing work-family boundaries: How do teleworkers make it work? Harper, Richard (2004): People vs. Information: the evolution of mobile technology Hatton, Les (2004): The rise of consumer price obfuscation in social networks: mobile/cell phone charging Hedbring, Susanna (2002): Mobile Messaging Usability - Social and pragmatic Aspects Hille, Koskela (2004): Webcams, TV Shows and Mobile Phones: Empowering Exhibitionism Höflich, Joachim and Rössler, Patrick (2001): Email für das Handy: SMS-Nutzung durch Jugendliche Höflich, Joachim / Rössler Patrick (2002): The Mobile Phone and Use of the Short Message Service (SMS) by German Adolescents: Results of a Pilot Study Höflich, Joachim (2001): Das Handy als „persönliches Medium“. Zur Aneignung des Short Message Service (SMS) durch Jugendliche Horstmanshof, Louise (2004): Using SMS as a way of providing connection and community for first year students Hulme, Michael and Peters, Sue (2003): Me, my phone and I: The role of the mobile phone  Humpfreys Lee (2003): Can you hear me now? A field study of mobile phone usage in public space   pdf Hurme, Pertti (2005): Mobile Communication and Work Practices in knowledge-based organizations International Telecommunication Union (2004):Shaping the Future Mobile Information Society: The Case of the Kingdom of Norway International Telecommunication Union (2004): Social and Human Considerations for a Mobile World International Telecommunication Union (2003): Mobile overtakes Fixed: Implications for Policy and Regulation Ito, Mizuko (2004): Personal Portable Pedestrian. Lessons from japanese Mobile Phone Use  Ito, Mizuko, Daisuke, Okabe (2004): Intimate Connections: Contextualizing Japanese Youth and Mobile Messaging Ito, Mizuko (2004): Mobile Phones, Japanese Youth, and the Re-Placement of Social Contact Ito, Mizuko (2005): Intimate Visual Co-presence James, Diana and Drennan, Judy (2005): Explorimng Addictive Consumption of Mobile Phone Technology Jungnickel, Katrina (2004): Urban Tapestries - sensing the city and other stories Katz, James E. and Satomi, Sugiyama (2005): Mobile Phones as Fashion Statements Katz, James E. (2005):  A nation of Ghosts? Choreography of Mobile Communication in Public Spaces Kindberg, Tim; Spasojevic, Mirjana; Fleck, Rowanne and Sellen, Abigail (2004): How and Why People Use Camera Phones Kopomaa, Timo (2000): Speaking Mobile: The City in your pocket Kymäläinen, Pasi (ed.) (2004): mGain - Mobile Entertainment Industry and Culture Lane, Giles (2004): Public Authoring and Civil Society Larsen, Jonas; Urry, John and Axhausen, Kay (2007):Social Networks and future mobilities Lasen, Amparo (2002): A comparative Study of Mobile Phone Use in London, Madrid and Paris Lasen, Amparo (2005): The Social Shaping of Fixed and Mobile Networks: A Historical Comparison Laughlin, Z. (2001): Mobile Phone Users: A Small-Scale Observational Study. Laurier, Eric (2000): Why people say where they are during mobile phone calls. Glasgow Law, Alex (2005): The social geometry of Mobile Telephony Levitt, Blake (2000): Cell-Phone Towers and Communities: The Struggle for Local Control Ling, Rich (2000): Norwegian teens, mobile telephony and SMS-use in School Ling, Rich (2001): The diffusion of mobile telephony among Norwegian teens: A report from after the revolution. Ling, Rich (1997) "One can talk about common manners!": the use of mobile telephones in inappropriate situations.” In Haddon, L (ed). Themes in mobile telephony. Final Report of the COST 248 Home and Work group, Telia, Farsta Ling, Rich and Yttri, Brigitte (1999): "Nobody sits at home and waits for the telephone to ring". Micro and hypercoordination through the use of the mobile telephone Ling, Rich (2000): "The adoption of mobile telephony among Norwegian teens". Ling, Rich (2000): “We will be reached’: The use of mobile telephony among Norwegian youth.” Information technology and people 13 (2), 102-120  Ling, Rich (2001): Adolescent Girls and young adult men: Two subculture of the mobile telephone Ling, Rich (2000): "The impact of the mobile telephone on four established social institutions." Presented at the ISSEI2000 conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas, Bergen Norway, 14 – 18 August Lohan, E Maria (1997): ‘Men, Masculinity and the Domestic Telephone. A Theoretical Framework for studying Gender and Technology' Logemann, Niels und Feldhaus, Michael (2002):Zwischen SMS und download – Erste Ergebnisse zur Untersuchung der neuen Medien Mobiltelefon und Internet in der Familie Lorente, Santiago (2002) Youth and Mobile Telephones: More than a fashion Lowry, Dianne and Moskos, Megan (2005): Hanging on the Mobile Phone. Experiencing Work and Space Flexibility Mantje-Meijer, Enid and Pires, Doris (2002): SMS Use by young people in the Netherlands Mante-Meijer, Enid and Ling, Richard (2001): The adoption and use of ICT services in Europe. Potential acceptance of mobile broadband services Maris, Claire Lobet and Henin, Jaurent (2002): Talking without communicating or communicating without talking: from the GSM to the SMS McGuigan, Jim (2005): Towards a sociology of the mobile phone MGAIN (2003): Mobile Entertainment Industry and Culture Mitrea, Oana Stefana (2006): Understanding the Mobile telephony usage patterns Nold, Christian (2003): Legible Mob Okabe, Daisaku et. al. (2005): Location-Based Moblogging as Method: New Views into the Use and Practice of Persona, Social, and Mobile Technologies Okabe, Daisaku (2005): Social Practice of Camera Phone in Japan Oksman, Virpi and Rautiainen, Pirjo (2002): I've got my whole life in may hand Oulasvirta, Antti (2005): Grounding the Innovation of Future Technologies Palen, Leysia; Salzmann, Marilyn and Youngs, Ed (2001): Going Wireless: Behavior & Practice of New Mobile Phone Users Paterson, Andrew (2003): Re-Appropriating Urban Space: Confessions of a Potential Mobile Graffiti-Artist Paulos, Eric; Anderson, Ken and Townsend, Anthony (2004): UbiComp in the Urban Frontier Pedersen, Per E. (2002): Adoption of mobile Internet services: An exploratory study of mobile commerce early adopters Pedersen, Per E. (2003): Adoption of Mobile Services. Model Development and Cross-Service Study Pertierra, Paul (2005): Mobile Phones, Identity and Discursive Intimacy Plant, Sadie (2000): On the Mobile, The effect of mobile telephones on social and individual life Prøitz, Lin (2004): The Mobile Gender. A Study of Young Norwegian People’s Gender Performances in Text Messages Reid, Donna and Reid, Fraser (2004): Insights into the Social and Psychological Effects of SMS Text Messaging Rice, Ronald E. and Katz, James E. (2003): Comparing internet and mobile phone usage: Digital divides of usage, adoption and dropouts Rivière, Carole-Anne (2002): Mini-messaging in everyday interactions: a dual strategy for exteriorising and hiding privacy to maintain social contacts Roos, J. P. (1993): Sociology of cellular telephone: The nordic model (published in Telecommunications policy Vol 17, Nr 6, August 1993  Roos, J. P. (2001): Postmodernity and Mobile Communications. ESA Helsinki Conference, Aug. 2001 Rudström, Åsa and Höök, Kristina (2003): Designing a Mobile Social Service for a Mall: User Experiences of Kista Galleria Sawhney, Nitin and Gomez, Herve (2000):Communication Patterns in Domestic Life: Preliminary Ethnographic Study. Dept. of Ethnology and Comparative Sociology, University of Paris X Nanterre Schiano, Diane J. et. al. (2007): Tokyo Youth at Leisure. Schmidt, Albrecht et. al. (2001): Context Phonebook - extending Mobile Phone Applications with Context Selian, Audry N. (2004): Mobile Phone and Youth: A Look at the U. S. Student Market ITU Sheridan, Jennifer G.; Dix, Alan; Lock, Simon and Bayliss. Alice (2004): Understanding Interactions in Ubiquitous Guerilla Performance in Playful Arenas Smith, Ian et.al. (2005): Social Disclosure of Place: From Location Technology to Communication Practices Sonnemann, Ingrid (2004): Kommunikation im Wandel, Auswirkungen des Mobilfunks auf die Gesellschaft de Souza e Silva, Araujo, Adriana (2004): From Multiuser Environments as (virtual) Spaces to (hybrid) Spaces as Multiuser Environments Sorensen Love, Knut H. (2002): Duty and the S-Curve. An overview of some current literature on gender and ICT Mirjam, Struppek (2002): Interaktionsfeld Öffentlicher Raum im digitalen Zeitalter (pdf) Taylor, Alex S. and Harper, Richard (2002): Age-old practices in the ‘New World’: A study of gift-giving between teenage mobile phone users Taylor, Alex S.: Phone Talk  Local Forms of Subversion Taylor, Alex S. and Harper, Richard (2003): The gift of the gab?: a design oriented sociology of young people’s use of mobiles Townsend, Anthony M. (2000): “Life in the real-time city: mobile telephones and urban metabolism”. Journal of Urban Technology. (7)2:85-104. Townsend, Anthony M. (2003): Wired/Unwired: The Urban Geography of Digital Networks Townsend, Anthony M. (2004): Mobile Communications in the 21st Century City Truch, Anna and Hulme, Michael (2004): Exploring the implications for social identity of the new sociology of the mobile phone. Tuters, Marc (2004): The Locative Commons: Situating Location-Based Media in Urban Public Space Vehovar, Vasja; Belak, Eva; Batagelj, Zenel and Čikić, Sanja (2004): Mobile Phone  Surveys: The Slovenian Case Study Vershinskaya, Olga (2002): Mobile Communication. Use of Mobile Phones as a Social Phenomenon - The Russian Experience Villi, Mikko (2007): Mobile Visual Communication. Photo Messages and Camera Phone Photography Vincent, Jane (2004): Examining mobile phone and ICT use amongst children aged 11 to 16 Wajcman, Judy et. al. (2007):  the Impact of Mobile Phone on Work/Life Balance Wale, Karen /Gillard, Patricia (1994): Adventures in Cybersound. The Impact of New Telecommunications Services on Family and Social Relations. Melbourne Wei, Carolin and Kolko, Beth E. (2007): Studying Mobile Phone Use in Context: Cultural, Political, and Economic Dimensions of Mobile Phone Use Alexandra, Weilenmann (2003): "I can't talk now; I'm in a fitting room." Weilenmann, Alexandra and Larsson, Catrine (2000):Collaborative Use of Mobile Telephones: A Field Study of Swedish Teenagers Wellman, Barry (1999): The Network Community. An Introduction to  Networks in the Global Village  Wellman, Berry (2001): Physical Place and CyberPlace. The Rise of Personalized Networking. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 25 William, Matthew and Mankins, David (2003): Location Linked Information World Telecommunication Development Report (2002): ‘Reinventing Telecoms’ & Trends in Telecommunication Reform 2002 ‘Effective Regulation’.(ITU 15.3.02) Yu, LiAnne; Louden, Gareth and Sacher, Heilo (2002): BuddySync: Thinking Beyond Cell Phones to Create A Third-Generation Wireless Application: for U.S. Teenagers for U.S. Teenagers Last update: 30 Jun 11

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