Sharing Your Social Devices
16 Nov 2010
While apps and websites may connect us socially, we rarely make the devices themselves a social experience. My phone is a very personal tool. It holds my emails, access to my Twitter and Facebook accounts (which, for me, have some business purpose), contact information for hundreds of people, and really neat pictures from Hipstamatic. While I don’t mind people making phone calls, I’d never be willing to share it. The same goes for my computer.
An iPad is a different story. I remember reading a post by Fred Wilson, who was revisiting his negative opinion on his iPad. He noted that the “iPad makes using a computer less of a commitment” and goes on to explain how, in addition to easily moving in and out of interaction with the device, his whole family share use together, as well as each having their own personal use. Some data from Nielsen supports his…
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