There are some good theories on this in social science; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_determinism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_determ

There are some good theories on this in social science; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_determinism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_determinism and the book "The co-construction of users and technology" http://www.amazon.com/How-Users-Matter-Co-Construction-Technology/dp/0262651092/ http://www.amazon.com/How-Users-Matter-Co-Construction-Techn...