Me and my cell phone : and other essays on technology in everyday life / Crystal Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powell, Crystal.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information technology--Social aspects.

Information technology.

Information society.

Cell phone systems.

Mobile communication systems.

Household electronics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mankon, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cell phones and the Internet have been the recipients of in-depth research on their increased and rapid integration into everyday life and the innovative appropriations associated with them in many societies. The cell phone has attracted particular attention in its perceived abilities to both enhance and destruct social relationships. Our increased access to social media and to the cell phone has taken social networking to an unprecedented level. These communication technologies are revered by many as great, all-purpose, all-positive communication devices in spite of their flaws. They are over

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Me and My Cell Phone; Before we met; Meeting my baby; Our first friend; Being mugged; My new phone-my enemy; The transition; Our current relationship; The smart phone; Chapter 3 - Are Mobile Phones the New Talking Drums of Everyday Africa?; Mobile Phones; Talking Drums; Are mobile phones the new talking drums of everyday Africa?; Conclusion; Chapter 4 - ICTs and the Making and Breaking of Everyday Relations; Chapter 5 - Telephones, Cell Phones and Vulnerability in a Woman's World

Chapter 6 - Drinks, Bottle Caps and Mobile PhonesChapter 7 - Social Media as a Tool for Activism; Social Media: a Voice for the People and a Tool for Activism; The Efficiency of Social Media; The Perceived Flaws of Social Media; Techno-social relationships; Conclusion; Chapter 8 - The Internet and the Cell Phone; The Internet; The Cell phone; The Internet and cell phones as active agents in society; Chapter 9 - Facebook Is What You Make It; Chapter 10 - ICTs, Strategy and Coping in the Western Cape; Mobility, Migration, Globalization and Belonging in South Africa

Communication and StrategizingChapter 11 - Baby Steps into Langa Township: Running in Langa; Running, my valued pastime; My first organized event; Getting the hang of it; Running as a private activity; From private to public running; Reactions to my running in Langa; Uncomfortable with all the attention; Bibliography and References; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613660718

9789956792191

9956792195

9781280683770

1280683775

9789956727988

9956727989

9789956727629

9956727628

9789956727278

995672727X

OCLC:

794904516