ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book aims to delve into this hardly explored field, mostly from a communication science approach and perspective. Online and mobile communication has been studied for more than a decade. Our knowledge and comprehension of the specific effects of mobile devices on our daily lives concerning these dichotomies between spheres, being always on and perpetually connected, are still in an early stage. Technologies have changed and continue to evolve communication conditions, access to information, socialization, and behavior. The objective of this highly innovative volume is to examine the implications of mobile communication in the public and private, intimate and personal spheres as well as its consequences when delimiting these dichotomies. Thereafter, the volume will delve into crucial questions and tendencies that surround communicative models and practices.
