Papers sought on mobile telephony in Asia
June 30 is the deadline to submit papers to be considered for inclusion in a special 2009 issue of Media Asia that will explore new developments, core issues, and the social impact of mobile telephony in Asian countries.
Topics should be related to the social, political, psychological and marketing issues concerning 3G mobile technologies and user responses to a wide array of mobile data services. Papers examining the mobile phone as the third screen, SMS text messaging, wireless Internet, and the iPhone phenomenon are particularly welcome. Comparative studies between Asian and Western countries or between and among Asian countries are also acceptable.
Click here to see the full submission requirements. Submissions can be sent to Ran Wei at wei2@mailbox.sc.edu.
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