Coping with COVID-19, the Mobile Way

Download or read book Coping with COVID-19, the Mobile Way written by Xiaoge Xu and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book examines the impact of COVID-19 on selected areas of mobile studies, ranging from mobile public spaces to mobile workspaces. This book offers insights into how to leverage mobile devices, as well as features and communication to contain the pandemic. Specifically, it highlights the Chinese experience and lessons, and the country's expertise in social capital management during the health crisis, governance of information flow and order, combating fake news and the infodemic, documenting the pandemic, and lessons learned from mobile health communication. It also discusses how small companies can survive the death of foreign trade during the pandemic. Looking beyond the pandemic, the book also explores the challenges and opportunities posed by the pandemic by investigating mobile learning, mobile journalism, mobile marketing and mobile workspaces. Given its scope, this book will enhance the global efforts in fighting the pandemic and contribute to the current body of knowledge on how to leverage mobile technologies to enhance public health communication during public health crises. Xiaoge Xu (BA, BA, MS, PhD) is an Associate Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, where he is the founding director of the Institute for Mobile Studies. He is the editor-in-chief of IGI Global's Advances in Wireless Technologies and Telecommunication book series. His research interests include mobile journalism, mobile storytelling, mobile experience, city storytelling, mobile technologies for sustainable development, and mobile learning. .