4. Increasing Popularity of
SMS
• Invented in 1985.
• First message in UK in 1992
• Initial growth was slow with
customers in 1995 sending on
average 0.5 texts a month
• Became more popular as prices
fell and number of handsets
increased
(Avg. 35texts/pm by 2000)
• 4.1 Trillion texts sent in 2008
worldwide
• Changed from a informational
tool to a social tool
(e.g sending jokes)
5. Use of Mobiles Whilst
Driving
• Using the phone whilst driving is
just as bad as drink driving whilst
under the influence of drink /
drugs
• In 2007 legislation put in place
banning handheld use of mobiles
whilst driving
• Texting and using GPS is more
distracting than using handheld
mobile
• Its the distraction that kills
(inability to multitask)
6. Effect on Teen Language
Abilities
• Instant messaging and • 34% of employers "were
text has caused rapid dissatisfied with the oral
deterioration of communication skills of
language high school graduates"
• Mostly seen in teenagers • Aids with segregation of
and “tech generation” social classes
• Spread from online • Increases diversity of
social media to real English language
world social interaction (e.g FYI, Simples and de-
friend)
7. Mobile Browsing
• Mobile browsing took • 2009 - Average 1050
off with the invention of MB / mth
WAP in 1998
• 2015 - Average 14,275
• Browsing the internet MB / mth
on the mobile has
exploded over the past
couple of years
• Devices have changed
from simple lines of text
to full dynamic websites
• 2005 - Average was with images/video
30 MB of data / mth for
active users
8. Increase in Technology =
Increase in Interaction
• Faster processors + bigger screens allow for more
methods of social interaction
• Mobiles now feature more applications to connect
to social media (Facebook + Twitter)
• iPhone caused explosion in applications allowing
for greater diversity and better interaction
• Companies change to suit mobile browsing
(iPhone versions of web pages)
• Developers can create a variety of applications and
sell them to make profit
9. Games on the Mobile
• Started off with simple games with
monotone sounds and keypad for
directional input (Snake)
• Developed to full 3D games with complex
story lines real sound and touch/tilt input
• Average number of games on a device has
increased
• Games used to be single player. Now they
can be multiplayer over the internet
