Understanding emotions experienced when using a mobile phone in public: The social usability of mobile (cellular) telephones

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 201-215

  Turner, Mark ^a   Love, Steve ^b   Howell, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BBC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annoyance; Communication; Mobile telephone; Social usability

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; USER INTERFACES;

PHONE RELATED BEHAVIORS; SOCIAL USABILITY;

MOBILE PHONES;

EID: 44449097089     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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