Mobile Phones: News Consumption, News Creation, and News Organization Accommodations

2015 ◽  
pp. 280-286
Author(s):  
Kristine Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Digital Device ◽  
News Content ◽  
News Organization ◽  
News Consumption ◽  
News Organizations ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Way

Advances in mobile phone technologies have changed the way news is consumed and created. Accordingly, this relates to three specific areas: 1.) people turn to their phones to consume news content, 2.) people use their phones to create news content, and 3.) news organizations are making accommodations based on these changes. In particular, research indicates an increase in the number of people who use their phones to access the news. In addition, given the availability of faster connections and phone-based multimedia capabilities, individuals now play a role in the creation news content. News organizations are taking notice and have adopted ways in which to utilize mobile phone capabilities, both in terms of the distribution and creation of news content. Suggested future research involves examining consumer use of more than one digital device at a time.

News as Entertainment Format

2021 ◽  
pp. 515-536
Author(s):  
Melissa J. Robinson ◽  
Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick
Keyword(s):  
Mass Communication ◽  
Affective Responses ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Extended Model ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Disposition Theory ◽  
News Consumption ◽  
News Organizations ◽  
Affective Disposition Theory ◽  
News Event

The informative value of news has often been the focus of mass communication research, but individuals do tune into the news for entertainment purposes. In addition, news organizations frequently add entertainment elements into news stories to increase audience interest. Considering both of these factors, theorizing about the entertainment processes (e.g., appreciation, enjoyment, and suspense) that occur during news consumption is necessary to understand audience behavior. This chapter investigates factors that influence entertainment processes during news consumption. Two entertainment theories in particular (affective disposition theory and the affective news extended model) are reviewed to understand how affective responses influence enjoyment of news. It organizes existing research on affective responses and entertainment processes into two categories focusing on news event characteristics (i.e., elements that journalists cannot change) and message design principles that journalists create or edit. Areas for future research are provided.

Mobile Phone Culture: The Impacts of Mobile Phone Use

2015 ◽  
pp. 658-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung-Hyun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Implications ◽  
The World ◽  
The Way

From being a simple communication technology to a key social tool, the mobile phone has become such an important aspect of people's everyday life. Mobile phones have altered the way people live, communicate, interact, and connect with others. Mobile phones are also transforming how people access and use information and media. Given the rapid pervasiveness of mobile phones in society across the world, it is important to explore how mobile phones have affected the way people communicate and interact with others, access the information, and use media, and their daily lifestyle. This article aims to explore the social and cultural implications that have come with the ubiquity, unprecedented connectivity, and advances of mobile phones. This article also focuses on the discussion about people's dependence on, attachment and addiction to mobile phones, social problems that mobile phones generate, and how people value mobile phone use.

Mobile Phone Purchasing and Brand Presence on Facebook

2019 ◽  
pp. 643-660
Author(s):  
Barry Ardley ◽  
Jialin Hardwick ◽  
Lauriane Delarue ◽  
Nick Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Online Advertising ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Consumer Decision Making ◽  
Consumer Decision ◽  
Decision Sequence ◽  
Group Interviews

Focusing on the mobile phones sector, this study explores how the social networking site ‘Facebook' is used by consumers in their purchasing. Although there is extensive work on the influences on the buying decision process relevant to mobile phone purchasing, it is mainly set outside of a social media context. This paper assists in filling a gap in contemporary research, revealing the presence of different behavioural segments on Facebook. The authors analyse the consumer decision sequence in response to the notion of ‘brand presence', manifested through online advertising, fan and group pages. The approach is interpretative. The study is based on young professional user's experiences, collected through semi-structured individual and focus group interviews. The findings show that Facebook fan pages are shown to have a degree of influence, particularly in the early stages of buying behaviour. In this context, five novel behavioural segments of consumer interactions with Smartphone brands on Facebook have been identified by the research. These are the Avoider, the Suspicious, the Passive, the Receptive, and the Active. Future research of cross comparative studies could be taken on the issues the authors examine and consider them in relation to not only Facebook, but additionally, to other social network sites. Companies could utilise the findings in the future development of social media strategy. The research highlights the socially networked and collective nature of much activity on Facebook, which impacts on the consumer decision-making process for mobile phones.

Mobile Technology and the Gulf Society

2011 ◽  
pp. 195-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled A. Sabry ◽  
Ahmed Al-Nakeeb ◽  
Khalid W. Alrawi
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Considerable Effect ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Business Culture ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
It Impacts ◽  
People’S Perception ◽  
Technology Growth ◽  
The Way

Globally, mobile technology alters the way individuals and groups conduct their day-to-day activities. It impacts on business, culture and society, as it changes the way people communicate, do business, socialise, and has considerable effect on its user’s perception and attitude. This chapter reviews and explores mobile technology growth in the Gulf region with particular focus on the use of mobile phones in the UAE. It further explores, through a snapshot survey, people’s perception, attitude, and possible implications of the technology on their behaviour. Based on the review and results of the survey we conclude with a discussion, recommendations and suggestions for future research.

Services of Mobile Commerce

2018 ◽  
pp. 492-516
Author(s):  
Mukta Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Mobile Commerce ◽  
Big Business ◽  
Return Policies ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Way

Mobile phones have been coined by Martin Cooper with a thought of staying connected anytime anywhere. With the development of mobile phones in 1973 and its commercialization later; has proliferated not only the big business houses but also small businesses and individuals. Mobile phones have come a long way from talking on a mobile phone, texting a message to efficiently using internet. These days mobile commerce is the booming technology which has enhanced industries visibility and the way of conducting business. The customers are getting benefited by using these Apps they can shop anytime, anywhere; they get good discounts, companies are offering good return policies for better CRM and above all the customers have a provision to compare the cost before ordering and can pay COD. The study will focus on the concept of mobile phone, mobile commerce, characteristics of M-Commerce, Drivers affecting the mobile commerce, various services offered on mobile. The chapter focuses on potential of mobile commerce, how the customer is benefited from these services.

What does it mean for a woman to have access to a phone in India? Implications for the development of mHealth interventions for maternal health (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruchita S. Pendse ◽  
Alison M. El Ayadi ◽  
Preetika Sharma ◽  
Alka Ahuja ◽  
Darshan Hosapatna Basavarajappa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Postpartum Care ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Pregnancy And Postpartum ◽  
Phone Access

BACKGROUND As mobile phone uptake in India continues to grow, there is continued interest in mobile platform-based interventions for health education among other topics. Existing studies demonstrate a significant gender gap in mobile phone access, and suggest women’s access to mobile phones is constrained by economic and diverse social barriers. Pregnancy and postpartum care is one of many targets for mobile health (mHealth) interventions which particularly rely on women’s access to and facility with mobile phone use. OBJECTIVE This paper describes dynamics and patterns of women’s mobile phone access and use among both phone owners and non-owners, including potential barriers to mHealth participation. METHODS Mixed-methods data were obtained from two different surveys (n=102 and n=29), two sets of in-depth interviews (n=20 and 29), and weekly data collection obtained in preparation for or within the pilot of an mHealth postpartum care intervention in rural Punjab in July 2020-February 2021. RESULTS A majority of women owned their own phone, though about half (52%) of phone owners still reported sharing their phone with other family members. Sharing a phone with female family members typically allowed for better access than sharing with male family members. Some households have strict preferences against daughters-in-law having phones, or otherwise significantly restrict or control women’s phone access. Others reported concerns about phone use-related health hazards during pregnancy or postpartum for mother and infant. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest significant variability and nuance to what is meant by women’s phone ownership and access given the numerous additional constraints on their use of phones, particularly during pregnancy and postpartum. Future research and mHealth interventions should probe these domains to better understand these dynamics governing women’s access, use, and fluency with mobile phones to optimally design mHealth interventions. mHealth, mobile health, digital health, India, pregnancy, pregnant women, postpartum, postpartum care INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT RR2-10.2196/preprints.34087

Consumption

2021 ◽  
pp. 60-84
Author(s):  
Ran Wei ◽  
Ven-hwei Lo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Portable Device ◽  
Press Freedom ◽  
News Consumption ◽  
News Organizations ◽  
Asian Cities ◽  
Different Levels

This chapter traces the evolution of the mobile phone as a viable channel to disseminate news by news organizations and as a portable device to access and consume news for users in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taipei. It also explores the gap in regulations concerning mobile news in the four aforementioned Asian cities and documents the growing trend in consuming mobile news among the mobile phone-savvy college students. The chapter then identifies predictors of patterns in mobile news consumption. Significant differences in consumption exist across the four studied cities due to different levels of press freedom.

scholarly journals From Mobile Phone to Mobile Device: News Consumption on the Go

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar Westlund
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Device ◽  
Mobile Multimedia ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
News Content ◽  
News Consumption

Abstract: The mobile phone has technologically changed from a voice- and text oriented communication tool to a multimedia device. But are people using it as a multimedia device? This article examines the diffusion and adoption of mobile devices for multimedia, with a focus on journalistic news content. The article highlights two aspects of mobile multimedia use: diffusion, seeking the factors that differentiate users from non-users, and attitudes, looking specifically at adoption behaviour. The results are based on several quantitative surveys conducted in 2005, 2006, and 2007, which are representative for the country of Sweden.Résumé : Le téléphone mobile, à l’origine un instrument privilégiant la voix et le texte, est devenu un appareil technologique multimédia. Mais dans quelle mesure les utilisateurs profitent-ils de ces fonctions multimédias? Cet article examine la diffusion et l’adoption d’appareils mobiles multimédias tout en mettant l’accent sur leur contenu journalistique. Il souligne deux aspects de l’utilisation mobile multimédia : sa diffusion (quels facteurs différencient les utilisateurs des indifférents?) et les attitudes à son égard (plus précisément, quels sont les comportements d’adoption typiques?). Les résultats proviennent de plusieurs sondages quantitatifs représentatifs de la Suède qui ont été effectués en 2005, 2006 et 2007.

Mobile Phone Multitasking and Learning

2015 ◽  
pp. 82-92
Author(s):  
Rogelio Carrillo ◽  
Kaveri Subrahmanyam
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Multiple Devices ◽  
Contrast Studies

In recent years, mobile phones and smart devices have become commonplace in the classroom. Students often use them while engaged in learning, both in and out of the classroom. Although such use is referred to as multitasking, researchers have noted that the learner is rapidly switching between different activities on one device or on multiple devices/media. In this article, the authors describe and discuss the research that has examined the relation between such multitasking using mobile phones or laptops and learning. A review of the extant research suggests that the effects of multitasking depend on the learning setting. Studies conducted in the laboratory have found differences between multitasking and non-multitasking participants with regard to efficiency, but not comprehension. In contrast, studies that have examined the effect of multitasking during live lectures have found negative effects on learning and recall. This article discusses possible reasons for these differences, examine the implications for learning, and identify questions for future research.

Improving communication lines: quality improvement project moving a department away from outdated paging

BMJ Leader ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
Neil John Jones ◽  
Sachi Shah ◽  
Shibby Robati ◽  
Michael Thilagarajah
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
District General Hospital ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Improvement Project ◽  
Mobile Phone Technology ◽  
Pdsa Cycle ◽  
The Way

IntroductionPaging systems in Hospitals have been established for some time, but they are now outdated and unreliable. This opinion is shared by the UK government, which has given the NHS until 2021 to become free of these technologies. Given this new mandate, we wanted to implement a change in the way other Healthcare Professionals can contact Orthopaedic Senior House Officer Doctors (SHOs), at Darent Valley Hospital, a District General Hospital in Kent, England.MethodsUsing the Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycle model for quality improvement projects, the authors demonstrate two successful cycles improving the way in which HCPs can establish communication with Orthopaedic Junior Doctors. PDSA cycle 1 introduced a ward doctor to be stationed on the orthopaedic wards and to carry a mobile phone. The mobile phone worked well, but there were limitations to having to stay on the wards. PDSA cycle 2 introduced mobile phones for all Orthopaedic Doctor Teams. Impact of changes made was measured using staff questionnaires distributed to a range of Healthcare Professionals.ResultsAfter PDSA Cycle 1, 100% of the 36 asked agreed that having a ward doctor had saved time in their day. 72% said they page an Orthopaedic Doctor zero to two times with no reply, compared with 9% before the change was implemented. After PDSA cycle 2, 100% of the 31 asked agreed that using mobile phones was an effective way of communicating with the Orthopaedic Doctors, and 90% said that, on average, they would spend less than 2 min trying to contact an Orthopaedic Doctor, compared with 33% after PDSA cycle 1 intervention.ConclusionThis cycle has clearly improved communication in our orthopaedic department. If used in the right way, mobile phone technology can surely improve our clinical environments.

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