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Breaking Boundaries: Mobile Web Access in Emerging Economies

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Date:: 15 March 2009, 00:00–00:00 UTC
Location:: Austin, Texas, USA
Speakers:: Matt Womer
Website:: SXSW Interactive

In many regions, the mobile phone is the primary tool for Web access. As mobile Web connections increase in developing nations the impact will be significant. This panel examines the differences between mobile Web access in developing and developed regions and how the mobile Web can affect social development.