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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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