Hi redante: I am doing some research myself on mobile devices and their effects on socio-economic development and corresponding national telecommunications policies. Anyway, you probably have looked into MobileActive.org site. and this one: www.textually.org [it has whole sections devoted to SMS] you may find this book useful too: Thumb Culture: The Meaning of Mobile Phones for Society http://www.thumbculture.com/ Cheers! miraj khaled simon fraser university --- air-l-request@listserv.aoir.org wrote: Message: 2 Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:06:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Redante Asuncion-Reed <redantereed@yahoo.com> Subject: [Air-l] SMS and cell phone research To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Hello all I am a graduate student in the American University School of Communications. I am doing my master's theses on the use of cell phones and sms messaging in activism, particularly in Africa by an NGO called FAHAMU. The broad question I seek to explore is if the use of social media technology by social activist organizations have made them more effective in their work? FAHAMU's use of cell phones and sms activism will be my case study to narrow it down to manageable size. I have a lot of Internet websites and a set of mass market books I will use: Momentum by Allison Fine Smart Mobs by Howard Rheingold The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell What I lack are scholarly and academic research to give me a theoretical framework to work with.I have been scanning Prof. Barry Wellman's web site and sense that some of his research on social networks and the Internet might be applicable but I can't identify a particular paper or book yet that is right for my research. Can I ask the advice of the list members on what books, journal articles, and other scholarly sources might be helpful for my research? Regards, Redante ____________________________________________________________________________________ Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html