Jour : 11 juin 2012

  • The cell phone’s paradoxical effects on social relationships

    The cell phone’s paradoxical effects on social relationships

    Researcher Rich Ling says in his book New Tech, New Ties “Mobile communication is being used in the pursuit of romance, in the coordination of families, in the exchanging of humor and gossip, and in many other daily situations. In each case, there are ritual forms, there is reliance on co-present understandings, and there is development—and…