Web207: Topic 2.3: Mobile Media and Apps

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This week's lecture was very entertaining and interesting:

• The humble television held primary place in our lounge rooms for most of the 20th century, however now the mobile device and tablet does
• Even though we are still watching as much TV as before - we are now doing other things while watching, like reading our social network feeds, surfing the internet, texting, emailing and playing apps
• Spaces have become blurred now we carry mobile devices. Because we can check emails and social network feeds from bed, more and more people are doing work related communication in the bedroom which has brought our work spaces into the bedroom
• It has also broken other boundaries. While you're spending quality family time together like your kids' sporting events of having dinner - many people are still using their devices at the same time
• Certain spaces used to be protected, however now so many people have camera phones and the ability to take photos of you in embarrassing and private situations
• Some sites reward us with badges or avatars for being somewhere or doing something or buying a product. Look at FourSquare - if you check in to a certain place so many times you may be rewarded with a free coffee 
• 25 billion apps have been download from the AppStore - this does not include Google Play for Android devices!
• Games and photography are the clear winner in relation to mobile usage
• Photography is more popular now than ever before.

Reflection:

As a parent trying to protect their children - what rights do I have to ask other parents, say, at a birthday party, not to take photos of my children if they are going to be uploaded to the web?

If I check in to a coffee shop offering a free coffee after Ive checked in 4 times - how do they know I've checked in? How do they know I was actually in their shop when the app allows me to check in from the car in the carpark?

References:

Leaver, T. (2012) ... Topic 2.3: Mobile Media & Apps [Lecture]. Retrieved from http://dbs.ilectures.curtin.edu.au/lectopia/casterframe.lasso?fid=794620&cnt=true&usr=not-indicated&name=not-indicated