:STS and Information Technologies

I212 Fall 2011

Mobile Technologies and the UK Riots

Posted by Nancy Van House on August 22nd 2011 to

These are some of many articles and posts about this topic: what is the relationship between mobile technologies in general and Blackberries in particular, as the technology of choice for many UK youth, and the riots this summer?

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/08/london-riots-facebook-twitter-blackberry

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/08/10/london-riots-blackberry-messenger_n_923949.html

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14442203

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2023667/London-riots-Looter-posts-photo-booty-Facebook.html

http://www.slideshare.net/mobi​leyouth/the-london-riots-wtf-g​raham-brown-mobileyouth

http://www.flickr.com/photos/metropolitanpolice/

 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Supporting-the-Met-Police-against-the-London-rioters/152937041453243

 

 

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