"Cell Phones, Sharing, and Social Status in an African Society” by Smith

Smith's in-depth analysis of the usage of cell phones in Nigeria is significant in the modernization of even much more impoverished countries, which I believe is progress to close the gap between such disparities within the world.  However, many Nigerians that have computers attempt to hack and steal information and money from victims in the US and have no threat of police jurisdiction.  Also interesting was the concept that text messaging was informal and dirty, which seemed funny to me given its popularity in the USA. Also the flashing bit was very funny and its intriguing because of the improvised adaptation that human ingenuity crafted to avoid credit.