Happy Slappy Sociology

Posted by Chris Brauer on Blogcritics.org:

"The sociological conclusion is that camera phones are a technology like any other, open to benefit or misuse depending on who is in control. As a society we need to evolve flexible ways of interpreting, understanding and responding to the impact of the technologies on our communities and social interaction.

Policy makers are slowly adjusting to the new forces of power introduced by technologies like mobile camera phones. Or maybe we just need to admit that we haven't actually advanced much further beyond life as apes, who would undoubtedly find a happy slap a funny gag".

emily | 9:27 AM | How people and businesses are using videophones |
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