Social Media Breakfast Ottawa: Sam Ladner and the mobile work life
By Alexandra Reid
At Social Media Breakfast Ottawa yesterday, Sam Ladner presented her research on the mobile work life, which seeks to add to our current understanding of the smartphone and its impact on work/life balance, practically, culturally and symbolically.
According to Ladner, smartphones fundamentally transform the way we communicate at work, at home and in between. We are now contacting people as they move through multiple social contexts through an array of channels, including voice, text, email, calendaring and other applications. In her opinion, the complexity of the mobile space has been swept under the rug. Mobile phones are reconfiguring our habitual social interactions, yet we know little about how and in what ways those interactions are changing. Ladner’s presentation brought to light a number of important findings.
