| Mobile Communication and the New Intimacy |
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| Traditionally an individual’s social identity has been interlinked with their location within physical space. The revolution in mobile communication has partially replaced the old location-based paradigm with the new social network-based paradigm. This paper explores the impact of this new paradigm and its introduction of a ‘second space’ in which individuals are placed while they are engaged with their mobile phones on the creation and presentation of social identity... |
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