Del Uso Individual al Efecto SocialEvidencias detectadas en el empleo del SMS
- Noelia Salido Andrés
- David Fernández Quijada
ISSN: 1646-5954
Year of publication: 2007
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 55-72
Type: Article
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Abstract
The current widespread use of SMS (short-messaging service) as an alternative communications channel in order to articulate expressions of collective issues, creates a new scene where users re-invent the prescribed industrial uses for mobile phones through the customization of protocols. The present paper firstly adresses such disparity between the discourse of industry and the user-driven transformation of communication practices. Then, the paper discusses the relationship between Progress and Machinery from the historical and sociological perspectives within Lewis Mumford´s (1895-1990) theoretical thought. Finally, a proposal of categorisation of the social uses of SMS is presented, using empirical data and evidence on the Spanish case.