theMediaPod » Mobile Phones http://themediapod.net A fresh approach to public relations & journalism Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:41:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Keeping kids safe online: Technology guide for parents. http://themediapod.net/2008/09/04/keeping-kids-safe-online-technology-guide-for-parents/ http://themediapod.net/2008/09/04/keeping-kids-safe-online-technology-guide-for-parents/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:02:16 +0000 Ross Monaghan http://themediapod.net/2008/09/04/keeping-kids-safe-online-technology-guide-for-parents/ ClickCoverThe NSW Department of Education and Training has just published a technology guide for parents. theMediaPod’s Ross Monaghan was one of the contributors, along with Lee Hopkins and Ms Megabyte.
To find out about all the technologies your child could be using at school, at home and on the go, check out Click!. It’s full of information about how things work, what is good about them and things you may need to be careful of.

You can download Click! (as a pdf) here, or view it online at http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/news/technology/index.php

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]]> http://themediapod.net/2008/09/04/keeping-kids-safe-online-technology-guide-for-parents/feed/ 0 Mobile users too loud? It’s about cultural perception, not reception. http://themediapod.net/2008/03/28/mobile-users-too-loud-its-about-cultural-perception-not-reception/ http://themediapod.net/2008/03/28/mobile-users-too-loud-its-about-cultural-perception-not-reception/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:33:04 +0000 Ross Monaghan http://themediapod.net/2008/03/28/mobile-users-too-loud-its-about-cultural-perception-not-reception/ ShhhhNew research suggests the use of mobile phones varies dramatically from country to country. Age, financial resources, and the length of time you’ve used a devise, also play a role in differing usage patterns. Users are creative too when it comes to cost, with many having more than one service to make use of carriers’ special cheap text or talk periods.

In this episode of theMediaPod, Ross Monaghan talks with Naomi Baron, Professor of Linguistics at American University, Washington, DC. She’s the author of Always on: language in an online and mobile world, which explores the linguistic and social impact of fixed and mobile communication.

Professor Baron is currently investigating the cross cultural context of mobile phone use.

With emerging technology making mobile phones multimedia devices, Professor Baron warns at just because these services are available, doesn’t mean that all users are making, or will make, use of them. Cost of using these services is often the issue.

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