The Rules of Beeping: Exchanging Messages Via Intentional "Missed Calls" on Mobile Phones

By Jonathan Donner. J. Comput. Mediat. Commun., 2007

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Subfields: Language and Linguistics, Social Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction

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Mobile banking and economic development: linking adoption, impact, and use (2008, background): “The uptake of m-banking/m-payments systems has been particularly strong in the Philippines, where three million customers use systems offered by mobile operators Smart and Globe (infoDEV, 2006); in South Africa, where 450,000 people use Wizzit (‘the bank in your pocket’) (Ivatury & Pickens, 2006) or”
Students' Silent Messages: Can Teacher Verbal and Nonverbal Immediacy Moderate Student Use of Text Messaging in Class? (2010, background): “As Donner (2008) maintained, the use of text messaging in interpersonal relationships is ‘‘‘grooming,’ rather than coordination’’ (p. 13).”
The Effects of Cell Phone Usage Rules on Satisfaction in Romantic Relationships (2012, background): “Donner (2008) uncovered rules that Rwandans follow about ‘‘beeping,’’ or intentionally calling someone and hanging up before they can answer.”
Airtime transfers and mobile communications: Evidence in the aftermath of natural disasters (2016, background): “At the time of our study in Rwanda, it cost roughly $50 for the phone, and an additional $0.20 per minute and $0.10 per SMS (Republic of Rwanda 2010, Donner 2008).”
Challenges in Marketing Socially Useful Goods to the Poor (2010, background): “This is of growing concern to network operators since missed calls burden the infrastructure and do not generate revenues.(46)”
Research Approaches to Mobile Use in the Developing World: A Review of the Literature (2008, background): “…Strom 2002), India (Seshagiri, Aman, and Joshi 2007), and Nigeria (Manvell 2006) The practice of leaving intentional missed-calls, or ‗beeping', (Donner 2007; Sey 2007) is another example of how the process of appropriation by users in the developing world leads to the creation of ‗new' mobile…”
Mobile-phone addiction in adolescence : The Test of Mobile Phone Dependence ( TMD ) (2012, background): “Indeed, possession and use of a mobile phone by adolescents has several functions [1]: a) Reinforces personal autonomy, especially with regard to parents [2] b) Provides identity and prestige in the context of relationships with peers [3], a purpose that is quite evident in the newest or most fashio”
One Click, Many Meanings: Interpreting Paralinguistic Digital Affordances in Social Media (2016, background): “Donner (2008) looked at Rwandan teens ’ use of predetermined patterns of unanswered rings and hang-ups to signal friends and family members without incurring the phone charges.”