CELLPHONES AND THE “THIRD PLACE.”

CELLPHONES AND THE “THIRD PLACE.” One view of the new nomadic life style is that there is a return to a pre-industrial mode of living where work, family and play all took place in the same space. Another view is that there will be an increased use of “third places.” (Sociologists refer to a home as a “first place”, an office as a “second place” and a public space as a “third place.” An example would be a Starbucks or a communal area like a library. Google has the “Googleplex’, its headquarters, where there is a casual mix of work and play.