This is a conference paper for the 24th EGOS Colloquium at Vrije University Amsterdam 10–12 July 2008. The paper discusses some preliminary findings from the first interviews and observation sessions for my Ph.D. thesis. Read more »
I have finally been able to put together a summary of the research plan for my Ph.D. thesis. This entry will provide from now on the download link for the latest version of the document as well as for the earlier versions. Read more »
The recently published The Mobile Life European Report 2007 describes social functions of mobile phone in five European countries (the UK, Spain, France, Germany, Sweden). According to the report, unsurprisingly, the age is often the most important differentiator in the use of mobile phone whereas the role of gender may contribute less than is typically believed. More importantly, there are firm national differences in the usage patterns and perceptions of mobile phone. The report is an output from an ongoing research effort by pan-European mobile phone retailer The Carphone Warehouse in a partnership with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Read more »
Increasingly powerful statistical methods underpinned by huge databases are eclipsing human intuition in predicting behaviour and thus making various types of human expertise irrelevant argues Professor Ian Ayres, who gave on 13 September 2007 a public lecture “Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way to be Smart” at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Read more »
