Hi Richard, this is an area of growing interest: you may want to start with some of these:
(1) he Mobile-izing Japanese: Connecting to the Internet by PC and Webphone in Yamanashi<http://scholar.google.com/url?sa=U&q=http://www.epas.utoronto.ca/%7Ewellman/publications/webphone/webphone04APR28.pdf> by Wellman et al http://scholar.google.com/url?sa=U&q=http://www.epas.utoronto.ca/~wellman/publications/webphone/webphone04APR28.pdf (2) Social networks, novel communication applications and needs in mobile contexts<http://scholar.google.com/url?sa=U&q=http://mobileman.projects.supsi.ch/CB-extended-abstract.pdf> http://scholar.google.com/url?sa=U&q=http://mobileman.projects.supsi.ch/CB-extended-abstract.pdf (3) Network Development Via Mobile Phone Text Messages<http://scholar.google.com/url?sa=U&q=http://user.media.nagoya-u.ac.jp/people/b031201d/PDF/article/jspr2004.pdf> http://scholar.google.com/url?sa=U&q=http://user.media.nagoya-u.ac.jp/people/b031201d/PDF/article/jspr2004.pdf (4) IMing, Text Messaging, and Adolescent Social Networks<http://scholar.google.com/url?sa=U&q=http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol11/issue2/bryant.html> http://scholar.google.com/url?sa=U&q=http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol11/issue2/bryant.html (5) Gender differences in social network development via mobile phone text messages: A longitudinal …<http://scholar.google.com/url?sa=U&q=http://spr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/22/5/691> http://scholar.google.com/url?sa=U&q=http://spr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/22/5/691 Regards, Emmanuel On 12/11/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello all, > > I am working on a piece where I examine the interaction of mobile > communication and the so called strong ties. There are several studies > showing that the strong ties are benefiting from access to mobile > communication. However, are there any empirical studies showing the > interaction between mobile communication and the WEAK ties ? For example, > a re heavy users of mobile communication likely to be less or more politically > engaged? Are there studies showing that people who use the mobile phone > have larger or smaller weak tie social networks? > > Any tips would be appreciated. > > Rich Ling. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Emmanuel F. Koku Assistant Professor of Sociology Department of Culture & Communication Drexel University, PSA Building 47-Room 309 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 1 - 215 - 895 - 6144 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mobile-society" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mobile-society?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
