by Graham Brown
First published 2012
Graham Brown investigates how young people around the world relate to their mobile devices. He travels from Rio de Janeiro's favelas to Tokyo's Shibuya district, collecting ten stories that reveal the emotional bonds between youth and their phones. Brown examines the social and psychological forces that drive these relationships. He shows how one billion phone owners under thirty have created new ways of using technology that adults never imagined. Young people pioneered Facebook usage, SMS communication, Blackberry Messenger, and file sharing networks. Brown writes for technologists, marketers, and social scientists who want to understand what motivates this generation beyond the technical specifications of their devices. The book captures how mobile technology shapes youth identity and social connection across different cultures and economic conditions.
Genres: social-science, contemporary, adolescence, technology, 21st-century, communication
Vibes: global, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: cultural-exploration, social-commentary
Setting: Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo
Period: 21st-century
110 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform