Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Mobile media play a huge role in our everyday lives. We use mobile media to communicate with our loved ones and to micro-coordinate our day-to-day activities. There are many reasons to be positive, but there is also a downside. Dr Mariek Vanden Abeele from Tilburg University talks about the impact mobile media are having on our relationships and society: "It's both the good, but also the bad."
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Mobile media play a huge role in our everyday lives. We use mobile media to communicate with our loved ones and to micro-coordinate our day-to-day activities. There are many reasons to be positive, but there is also a downside. Dr Mariek Vanden Abeele from Tilburg University talks about the impact mobile media are having on our relationships and society: "It's both the good, but also the bad."
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