Friday, October 10, 2008

Week 10 e-learning Mobile phone culture & regulation

Social dynamics have different effects in different mobile content cultures. As outlined in Goggin (2006), different cultures have developed their own ways in which they produce, distribute, and share mobile content. This centres on text messaging in many Asian countries, especially in Japan in which mobile phones are used to distribute novels in short chapters via sms- a fairly unique use of the service. Mobile phones encourage sharing as they combine cameras, and video and sound recording capabilities with the ability to instantly send any content produced via multimedia messages. This content should definitely be owned by the person that creates it. Although there may be copyright violations when uploading content to Youtube, I think it is a good thing as it offers another way to share content with a broader audience without the charges of sending it via sms.
Regulation
Politics
Culture
Philosophy
Usage
Social Dynamics

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