The evolution of new mobile applications: A sociotechnical perspective

International Journal of Electronic Commerce

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-36

  Allen, Jonathan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobile applications; Personal digital assistant; Sociology of technology; Technology evolution

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 0742270553     PISSN: 10864415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10864415.2003.11044289     Document Type: Article

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