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The Social Revolution: Rise of the Mobile Phone
Concern for man and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors.
Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.
1.1 billion people had consumption levels below $1 a day
2.7 billion lived on less than $2 a day
Poverty
Health
Education
Finance
Infrastructure
4.5 Billion
91% of mobile phone users go online to socialize compared to only 79% of PC users67% are likely to rally support for a cause
95% use mobile web to keep informedOver 100 Million Mobile
Facebook users
60% are likely to use mobile phones for transactions
Elderly are more eager to learn mobile phones than PCs
Youth are expert users and more likely to buy
Women express themselves more than Men via mobile phones
Access to Health Information & Services
Millions of transactions a Day
Employment opportunities
mLearning and mLiteracy
Mobile Citizens Journalism
Mobile Counselling 3:41 PM @mxit: i've got this friend of mine i don't know whats wrong with her she tried commiting suicide a couple of times and she smokes weed how can i help her?3:46 3:42 PM me: hw old is she? how old is your friend3:45 PM @mxit: She's 14PM me: do her parents knw dat she tryd 2 commit suicide?3:47 PM I c.Do you know why your friend wants to commit suicide? that is young so does her parents know she is smoking3:50 PM @mxit: Ja her parents know they caught her smoking it so she tried 2 commit suicide and i want to help her but i don't know how3:52 PM me: Does she mix with friends who smoke?3:53 PM @mxit:Ja we are 6 in the group 4 of them are smokers its just me and my sister who dont smoke3:54 PM me: Wil she spk 2 sum1 in person if she cn get help?3:53 PM @mxit:Ja she wants hlp and I dnt know what 2 do3:55 PM me: which area do u live?3:56 PM @mxit: In pta3:56 PM me: we will gt sum1 in pta 2 help. Can u wait online 4 da numbers? 3:58 PM @mxit: k
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