Can Mobile Technology Take Over Your Life? Without Your Knowledge Perhaps?
From a special report at Economist.
A new breed of observers is now joining the ever-present futurists and gadget geeks in studying the consequences of this technology. Sociologists in particular are trying to figure out how mobile communications are changing interactions between people. Nomadism, most believe, tends to bring people who are already close, such as family members, even closer. But it may do so at the expense of their attentiveness towards strangers encountered physically (rather than virtually) in daily life. That has implications for society at large.
GigaOm writer Stacey Higginbotham wrote a post :
People like me, who leave at a certain time on most days and who don’t check their email/blogs/Facebook accounts except for once or twice on the weekends seem to be in short supply. And while people often talk the talk about family time being important, I’m amazed at the pitches I get for breaking news sent to me at 9 or 10 at night for news that will go out in a few hours or early the next morning.
I am concerned about this trend as well. Blackberry is nice device but it has the potential to take over your life. Seriouisly, sometimes an email just before bedtime can disturb a peaceful sleep. Take a look at the findings below. I for one don’t want colleagues or friends to expect responses at all hours!
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I admit my life has been taken over my mobile , just read how much I’m dependent upon it at Living La Nokia - http://ourn958gb.blogspot.com/2008/02/livin-la-nokia.html