Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Mobile Phone Tension

Contrast the two statements in bold, these articles were posted on the ABC news site within three days of each other – which is it to be guys? As an educational technologist my support will fall pretty obviously on the side of the positive and I can name a few projects that give support to mobile phones in building more meaningful relationships ( see www.moblog.co.uk/blog/mobdeadly e.g p.60)


Mobile phones enhance lives, study shows

Posted Mon 17 July
“strengthening ties with kin and close friends”

– OR

Mobiles have Aussies hooked http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/14/1978537.htm
Posted Sat Jul 14, 2007
“reducing the amount of face to face contact people have, which leads to less meaningful relationships” and “a lessening in sympathy and trust and empathy - the things that basically bind together, if you like, a civilised society”

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