Articles by Ilpo Koskinen
Ilpo Koskinen is a Professor of Industrial
Design at the University of Art and Design
Helsinki in Finland. He holds a PhD
(Sociology, 1998) from the University of
Helsinki in Finland. His current research
interests include mobile multimedia, usercentered
design, and qualitative
methodology.
Case WAP and Accountability: Shortcomings of the Mobile Internet as an Interactional Problem
Abstract Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is designed to allow access to the Internet on a mobile phone. Attempts to explain its limited success have focused on attitudinal and cognitive reasons for non-use, finding that although people recognize the benefits of WAP, issues like lack of content, privacy concerns, and reference group behavior account for non-use. […] [Read More]