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The aftermath of the ICT revolution? Media and communication technology preferences in Finland in 1999 and 2004

University of Turku, Finland, pekka.rasanen{at}utu.fi

It has been predicted that new information and communication technologies (ICTs) will be adopted for increasingly diversified purposes. In general, it has been argued that earlier forms of communication and mass media are being replaced by new ones. Before the early 1990s, however, neither mobile phones nor the internet were widely available to consumers. It is reasonable to ask whether the relatively recent implementation of ICT has shaped our daily practices already as much as many social scientists believe. Is it true that the new forms of technology are considered to be more important than the older ones? What differences can be observed between population groups? This article examines the perceptions of different mass media forms and communication technologies in Finland before and after the turn of the millennium. The data consist of two nationally representative postal surveys conducted in 1999 and 2004.

Key Words: demographic factors • digital divide • media and communication technology use • socio-economic factors • temporal changes

New Media & Society, Vol. 10, No. 2, 225-245 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1461444807086471


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