A Sydney child and adolescent psychiatrist says Facebook’s lofty mobile phone ambitions are exacerbating the problem of internet addiction.Philip Tam, child and adolescent psychiatrist at the Rivendell unit in Concord, said in a phone interview that social networking apps on mobile phones meant “we never get away from the reach of cyber space”.
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/addiction-alarm-sounds-as-facebook-goes-mobile-20101104-17f5h.htmlAlso see:Facebook extends mobile services
Facebook today revealed a series of improvements to its service on mobile devices in a move that lays the foundations for new revenue streams from retail stores, venues and small businesses.Mobile is seen as a powerful platform for the expansion of Facebook, particularly in the developing world where internet adoption is increasingly skipping desktop computers and growing rapidly on the mobile web.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/nov/03/facebook-deals-mobile