Taylor-Harper2003

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Taylor-Harper2003
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
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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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