Supporting Social Interaction with Smart Phones

R. Beale
2005 IEEE pervasive computing  
The smart phone is a convenient, highly accessible, and capable device that's well suited to communication and yet can still create interesting content, whether it be video, audio, or text. It's a two-way device, creating and consuming information, is highly personal, and is almost always available, making it an ideal system for pervasive, supportive social computing. The smart phone offers communication, connectivity, content consumption, and content creativity. Seven different systems
more » ... y its ability to support a wide range of social interactions, helping make pervasive computing a reality.
doi:10.1109/mprv.2005.38 fatcat:q5l3ycw2ofa5nbrqthnug7iaii