Inside the mobile world and outside the Internet
In: New media & society: an international and interdisciplinary forum for the examination of the social dynamics of media and information change, Band 16, Heft 1, S. 165-170
ISSN: 1461-7315
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In: New media & society: an international and interdisciplinary forum for the examination of the social dynamics of media and information change, Band 16, Heft 1, S. 165-170
ISSN: 1461-7315
In: Journal of comparative family studies, Band 43, Heft 1, S. 1-9
ISSN: 1929-9850
In: Journal of comparative family studies, Band 41, Heft 3, S. 484-485
ISSN: 1929-9850
In: New media & society: an international and interdisciplinary forum for the examination of the social dynamics of media and information change, Band 11, Heft 6, S. 1061-1068
ISSN: 1461-7315
In: New media & society: an international and interdisciplinary forum for the examination of the social dynamics of media and information change, Band 10, Heft 5, S. 729-749
ISSN: 1461-7315
Among the communication technologies introduced in the developing world during the past century, none has grown more rapidly than mobile telephony.Yet the impact of mobile phone use on social relationships has received limited systematic study. This article examines the factors associated with mobile phone usage in the south Indian state of Kerala and the social structural consequences of such usage, particularly the composition and location of the social ties maintained through mobile technologies. Bivariate analysis of mobile phone usage and network composition shows that frequent users have fewer local ties and more external ties than non-frequent users. However, these effects are due largely to the association of email and mobile phone use. The article shows that internet use increases, while mobile phone use decreases the geographical diversity of social ties. The implication is that mobile telephony and internet technologies may have different consequences for the globalization process.
In: Journal of international development: the journal of the Development Studies Association, Band 19, Heft 7, S. 982-996
ISSN: 1099-1328
AbstractInformation and communication technologies (ICTs) have become the panacea for development for many developing countries in the modern, knowledge‐based world. Kerala, a state in India known for its model of development, has not only joined this bandwagon but has also selected ICTs as a means to pull the state out of its present crisis. The paper examines the institutions of knowledge production in Kerala (academic and scientific sectors), which are generally the forerunner of other sectors in terms of their use of ICTs. We examine the extent to which ICTs have affected research communication and collaboration, the processes, which are crucial in developing a knowledge‐based economy. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.