Taylor-Harper2003
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Taylor-Harper2003 |
| Author(s) | Alex S. Taylor, Richard Harper |
| Title | The gift of the gab?: a design oriented sociology of young people's use of mobiles |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, design, ethnography, mobile phones, mobiles, phones, short messaging, SMS, teenagers, texting, texters, young people |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Language | English |
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| Journal | Computer Supported Cooperative Work |
| Volume | 12 |
| Number | 3 |
| Pages | 267–296 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1023/A:1025091532662 |
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Abstract
This 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.
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