In this paper I investigate the ways in which participants in mobile-phone conversations
orient to each other's location, activities, and availability. By looking at data from recorded …

What makes some experiences enjoyable, and other experiences not? How can we
understand enjoyment in human factors design; what components should we consider when …

It is an era witnessing revolutionary changes in the media and society. Technological
advancements have made a new digital distribution platform available for the media content …

A lively body of feminist research has examined how communication technologies have
been gendered through their social uses—often unintended—and their design (Chabaud …

What do we really know about mobile phone culture? This provocative and comprehensive
collection explores the cultural and media dimensions of mobile phones around the world …

There are new challenges to us, as researchers, on how to design and evaluate new mobile
applications because they give users access to powerful computing devices through small …

The use of applications on mobile devices has changed dramatically over the past few
years. While web browsing was once a common activity, it's now reported that 86% of time …

This article, which has its origin in a feasibility study carried out for three youth telephone
helplines, focuses on gender, difference and helpline access by young people. During the …

Mobile devices such as cameras or mobile phones can be used as props; actively to convey
a specific impression to people in the vicinity and to feel better when interacting with them …

Mobile communications emerges as new distribution channel for media content and
services. This development raises the question how media companies can use this new …