Virpi Oksman
Young People and Seniors in Finnish 'Mobile Information Society'
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
significance mobile phone social relationships young people seniors kinds informal formal learning strategies young people seniors acquiring mobile phone ict literacies young age groups long active mobile phone users last years mobile phone use 60yearolds also growing rapidly finland countries article presents research findings based several research projects conducted university tampere use mobile communication internet among young people families seniors since late 1990s research aims explore spread mobile internet trends study communication social networks among young people seniors main methods consisted group discussions thematic interviews among young people seniors 2006 1500 finns participated study research indicates older generations still constitutes relatively new aspect personal histories daily lives meaning mobile phone highly different young people grown ict citizens knowing actual use contexts user experiences technology among different generations daily life provide important insights improve design services associated technologieseditors ann jones agnes kukulskahulme daisy mwanzareviewers brian joyce finland teresa dillon futurelab bristol