The article contributes conceptual ideas to the multi- and interdisciplinary forum for research on social aspects of Mobile Media & Communication. Starting with everyday observations, a review of selected milestones regarding matters of space and presence, sociality and emotion and on multiple dialectics is offered to demonstrate the significant and complex interrelations in the field of mobile communication in everyday life. Finally, it is argued that the challenge of non-deterministic and sustainable research approaches has to be met in order to deepen and broaden future research and contribute to an understanding of mobile media and communication.
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