In a previous post I mentioned "continuous computing" and the "information field." Well, it seems to me that the best tool for the kind of engagement described there is not a laptop computer but a cell phone. Here’s a couple recent indicators. Of course, the use of cell phone pictures and video in the London bombings and other news.And this ...

Lately my head has been spinning from flashes of how rapidly communications technology is co-evolving with social change. I’ve posted remarks about some of them: mobile communications, always-on teenagers, consumer generated internet content, and video bits coming to cell phones. But an article to be published in the August Technology Review really brought home to me how sweeping this is. ...

Cell phones: They’re now constant companions for 1.7 billion people worldwide. According to market research firm IDC, more than 690 million phones were shipped in 2004 alone. In the first quarter of 2005, vendors shipped 8.4 million "converged mobile devices," meaning phones that also function as PDAs and can run many types of software applications—an increase of 134 percent over ...

From NYTimes:  Crest, a division of Procter & Gamble, is asking people to go to the Web to vote for their favorite from a short list of contenders: lemon ice, sweet berry punch or tropica exotica. Samples of the flavors are attached to some Crest products…. Marketing executives say the campaign reflects an increasing interest by companies in involving consumers ...