Cell phone culture : mobile technology in everyday life /
Goggin, Gerard,1964-
London ; New York : Routledge,
2006
Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-245) and index.
Introduction : what do you mean 'cell phone culture'? -- Making voice portable : the early history of the cell phone -- Cool phone : Nokia, networks, and identity -- Txt msg : the rise and rise of messaging cultures -- Cellular disability : consumption, design, and access -- Mobile panic : health, manners, and our youth -- Intimate connections : sex, celebrity, and the cell phone -- On mobile photography : camera phones, moblogging, and new visual cultures -- The third screen : mobile Internet and television -- Next gen mobile : 3G, 4G, and the return of location -- Conclusion : mobiles as media.
Information technology
Information society.
Cell phone systems.
Mobile communication systems.