A research based on the effect of smart phone use on consumption life of teenagers in a smart era

Abstract

An advent of the smart era, including a smart phone, tablet, PC, online community, etc, brings a groundbreaking change in everyday life. Internet connection is possible at any time. Also, smart era, including smart home, smart building, smart city, etc, is beyond a simple technology, and brings an enormous change in a way of communication in daily life and even economic life. This smart era also brings a big change in the life of teenagers. This research points out that the economic value consumed in return for the convenience by teenagers in the smart era is increased, and their consumption becomes unwise and unreasonable. This research finds out the problem of teenagers' consumption activity in the smart era and proposes a solution to improve the problem. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014.