Comments on: Cell Phones are Transformative http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/12/08/cell-phones-are-transformative/ A Future Look at Today Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:38:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Carol http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/12/08/cell-phones-are-transformative/comment-page-1/#comment-13764 Carol Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:31:24 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/12/08/cell-phones-are-transformative/#comment-13764 David, I correspond from South Africa in August 2007 to support your view of the transformation in Africa. I attended an Art Show where a young black artist was able to use his cell-phone to accept credit card payment on one of his works of art, which he was selling. I was blown away...technology making a difference of note to this young man. Long may it continue... David, I correspond from South Africa in August 2007 to support your view of the transformation in Africa. I attended an Art Show where a young black artist was able to use his cell-phone to accept credit card payment on one of his works of art, which he was selling. I was blown away…technology making a difference of note to this young man. Long may it continue…

]]> By: Eric http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/12/08/cell-phones-are-transformative/comment-page-1/#comment-824 Eric Sat, 09 Dec 2006 20:06:12 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/12/08/cell-phones-are-transformative/#comment-824 Haha. My apologies, I totally read that wrong the first time. I read "twenty years" as "twentieth century". Let that be a lesson about reading carefully. Haha. My apologies, I totally read that wrong the first time. I read “twenty years” as “twentieth century”.

Let that be a lesson about reading carefully.

]]> By: What’s up with this guy and girl? » Blog Archive » Disruptive Technology http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/12/08/cell-phones-are-transformative/comment-page-1/#comment-820 What’s up with this guy and girl? » Blog Archive » Disruptive Technology Sat, 09 Dec 2006 04:53:05 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/12/08/cell-phones-are-transformative/#comment-820 [...] Once again, one of my favorite bogs, Evolution Shift, has a great article. This one is about global cell phone use and really drives home how disruptive this technology is. Those of us in the US, Western Europe, Japan, Korea and a few other places barely notice because the shift has been so organic, but the cell phone is really a disruptive technology globally, possibly more so than the internet, possibly as much as the printing press, radio, (which haven’t had an impact on some cultures) or even language itself. With the growth of the cell phone in the ‘less developed’ world we are looking at an equalizer, a technology that, combined with the internet, allows a farmer in central Africa to play on the same field as a bond trader in Norway. A technology that allows for communication capability that transcends time and place (very noticeable if one forgets to turn off the ringer when traveling in a different time zone). [...] [...] Once again, one of my favorite bogs, Evolution Shift, has a great article. This one is about global cell phone use and really drives home how disruptive this technology is. Those of us in the US, Western Europe, Japan, Korea and a few other places barely notice because the shift has been so organic, but the cell phone is really a disruptive technology globally, possibly more so than the internet, possibly as much as the printing press, radio, (which haven’t had an impact on some cultures) or even language itself. With the growth of the cell phone in the ‘less developed’ world we are looking at an equalizer, a technology that, combined with the internet, allows a farmer in central Africa to play on the same field as a bond trader in Norway. A technology that allows for communication capability that transcends time and place (very noticeable if one forgets to turn off the ringer when traveling in a different time zone). [...]

]]> By: david http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/12/08/cell-phones-are-transformative/comment-page-1/#comment-819 david Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:44:40 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/12/08/cell-phones-are-transformative/#comment-819 Eric- I agree with you about the 20th century. As I stated at the beginning of the post, I was speaking of the last 20 years. The automobile has shaped our landscape more than anything else ever has, and television has affected our culture more than anything else ever has. Jay- there are millions of people who are starving in sub-sahara Africa, but there are millions of people who are not. South Africa, Zanzibar and other countries, while still suffering great poverty, are in fact buying cell phones. A dichotomy for sure. Eric-

I agree with you about the 20th century. As I stated at the beginning of the post, I was speaking of the last 20 years. The automobile has shaped our landscape more than anything else ever has, and television has affected our culture more than anything else ever has.

Jay- there are millions of people who are starving in sub-sahara Africa, but there are millions of people who are not. South Africa, Zanzibar and other countries, while still suffering great poverty, are in fact buying cell phones. A dichotomy for sure.

]]> By: Jay Glickman http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/12/08/cell-phones-are-transformative/comment-page-1/#comment-818 Jay Glickman Fri, 08 Dec 2006 21:19:51 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2006/12/08/cell-phones-are-transformative/#comment-818 I'm confused about how people in sub-Saharan African countries who can't even afford food or other necessities have the ability to open cell phone accounts. I’m confused about how people in sub-Saharan African countries who can’t even afford food or other necessities have the ability to open cell phone accounts.

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