Adapted from an original blog post by the same name, this presentation covers the evolution of the cell phone from a practical innovation to an expression of our identities. http://hayleyvfuller.com/2011/03/my-mobile-self-platform-as-identity/

1. My-Mobile-Self
Platform as Identity
by @hayleyvfuller

2. image by AngieNan
In the past five years, our
understanding of mobile has
completely changed.

3. In 2007, smartphones were considered a
“luxury” by many, with Blackberry
leading the pack in popularity.
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[christian]

4. Today, however, almost 50%, if not more, of university
students have smartphones, and are probably using them
during class to boot.
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5. image by Oberazzi
Today, the question is
less "Do you have a
smartphone?" as it is
"Which smartphone
do you have?"

6. In many ways, our understanding
of the use of cellphones has gone
through a paradigm shift
during the last five years...
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7. ...the most notable of
which is perhaps the
equation of our
smartphones to our
identities.
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8. The assumption is that in a university environment,
you will likely have a smartphone, but beyond
that...
...your choice of smartphone,
and how you use it, says a lot
about who you are.
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9. First, there's the platform issue.
Business minded, and need your email?
Get a Blackberry.
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10. You want an open approach, and an
overwhelming amount of customization? Go
with Android, my friend.
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11. And then there's the iPhone -
hip, stylish, and consistent.
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12. In many ways though, our choice of smartphone
platform goes beyond what functions we want
from our phones.
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13. Instead, it becomes about what our phones can
do for us - yes, function-wise, but more
significantly, in the case of our image.
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14. Since you are the only person who uses your
smartphone on a regular basis, it begins to reflect
your personality through customization, even more
so than a PC.
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15. Additionally, our smartphones are becoming our wallets in more
ways than one, and are even more personal.
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16. On a basic level, we have photos on our smartphones, just like in wallets.
However, from there, in a smartphone you keep
contact information for ALL of your friends, connect
with these friends and have a presence on the
mobile social web, and can even use your
smartphone to pay for transactions - farewell, wallet,
we won't be needing you anymore!
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17. Not only that, but the sheer amount
of apps we have also says
something about who we are,
and apps are increasingly being
developed with the notion of using
them to express our identities.
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18. Geolocational apps, poised to hit the mainstream in 2011,
are all about broadcasting where you are - and thus who you
are - to your friends, and can only be accessed by a smartphone.
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19. Thus, we construct our identities for all to see
based on what platform of smartphone we
use, but more significantly, what we put on it, and
how we use it.
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20. Mobile has moved from on-the-go technology to
a socialization platform, where your choice of
platform determines your participation in the
social web.
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21. As smartphones move to lovemarks, it will be
interesting to see how our use of platform as
identity shapes how these platforms are
developed.
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22. What do you think - what will the
next five years bring in developing
our mobile identities?

23. credits
All images are licensed under the Creative
Commons Non-Commercial Share-Alike
3.0 agreement, and sourced from flickr.
image by Aleeka dreams