Del Uso Individual al Efecto Social: Evidencias detectadas en el empleo del SMS

Authors

  • Noelia Salido Andrés Universidad de A Coruña
  • David Fernández Quijada Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15847/obsOBS11200736

Keywords:

socialización tecnológica, telefonía móvil, SMS, mobile phone, technological socialisation

Abstract

La proliferación del empleo del SMS (short-messaging service) como canal alternativo de comunicación para la articulación de expresiones de lo colectivo, nos sitúa ante un nuevo escenario donde el individuo en términos de usuario, y a través de la personalización de los protocolos, reinventa los usos industrialmente prescritos para los dispositivos de telefonía móvil. Partiendo de esta distancia entre el inicial discurso industrial y los posteriores usos reales, y tomando como marco teórico las perspectivas histórica y sociológica tan presentes en el pensamiento de Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) en cuanto a la relación del Progreso y la Máquina, se presenta un primer intento de categorización del empleo social del SMS atendiendo a los datos y evidencias empíricas recogidas para el caso español. From Personal Use to Social Effect: the Social Uses of SMS The current widespread use of SMS (short-messaging service) as an alternative communications channel in order to articulate expressions of collective issues, creates a new scene where users re-invent the prescribed industrial uses for mobile phones through the customization of protocols. The present paper firstly adresses such disparity between the discourse of industry and the user-driven transformation of communication practices. Then, the paper discusses the relationship between Progress and Machinery from the historical and sociological perspectives within Lewis Mumford´s (1895-1990) theoretical thought. Finally, a proposal of categorisation of the social uses of SMS is presented, using empirical data and evidence on the Spanish case. Do uso individual ao Efeito Social: evidências detectadas no uso do SMS em Espanha A proliferação do uso de SMS (short-messaging service) como canal alternativo de comunicação para a articulação de expressões do colectivo, situa-nos perante um novo cenário onde o indivíduo reinventa, através da personalização dos protocolos, os usos industrialmente prescritos para os dispositivos dos telemóveis. Este artigo começa por abordar a disparidade entre o discurso da indústria e as práticas dos utilizadores, os quais produzem práticas comunicacionais transformativas através dos processos de apropriação. Em seguida, o artigo discute a relação entre Progresso e Máquina a partir das perspectivas histórica e sociológica de Lewis Mumford (1895-1990). Finalmente, o artigo propõe uma categorização dos usos sociais do SMS, utilizando dados empíricos da realidade espanhola.

Author Biographies

Noelia Salido Andrés, Universidad de A Coruña

Socióloga e Investigadora adscrita al departamento de Sociología y Ciencias Políticas y de la Administración de la Universidad de A Coruña

David Fernández Quijada, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

Profesor Ayudante adscrito al departamento de Comunicación Audiovisual y Publicidad de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

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Published

2007-05-07

How to Cite

Salido Andrés, N., & Fernández Quijada, D. (2007). Del Uso Individual al Efecto Social: Evidencias detectadas en el empleo del SMS. Observatorio (OBS*), 1(1). https://doi.org/10.15847/obsOBS11200736

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2007)

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