Media, politics and the network society

What is the network society? What effects does it have upon media, culture and politics? What are the competing forces in the network society, and how are they reshaping the world? The rise of the network society - the suffusion of much of the economy, culture and society with digital interconnectivity - is a development of immense significance. In this innovative book, Robert Hassan unpacks th…

Digital media and society. Second Edition

Cutting-edge student exploration of what it means to live in a digital society. Introduces key concepts and research essential for digital media, social media and media/data and society modules.

Networks of outrage and hope : social movements in the Internet age. Second E…

Networks of Outrage and Hope is an exploration of the new forms of social movements and protests that are erupting in the world today, from the Arab uprisings to the indignadas movement in Spain, from the Occupy Wall Street movement to the social protests in Turkey, Brazil and elsewhere. While these and similar social movements differ in many important ways, there is one thing they share in com…

Computer In Society : Privacy, Ethics and The Internet

This book focuses around the social and ethic issues that companies face everyday in doing business. It is a collection of 37 articles from experts in the social issues of computing, exploring the most pressing issues in information technology today. The chapters are fresh, informative, timely, and authoritative.The readings cover such themes as views of computing, the information society, comp…

ICT Ethics And Security In The 21 Century : New Developments And Applications

"This book examines a range of major issues concerning ICT ethics and security in the 21st century and provides perspectives on contemporary ethical and security issues from leading international scholars"--Provided by publisher.

Social media and democracy : the state of the field, prospects for reform

This research comes from disparate corners of academia: departments of political science, psychology, law, communication, economics, and computer science, alongside new initiatives in data science and even artificial intelligence. Index : page 332-345.

Mobile Communication: Bringing us Together and Tearing us Apart

Overview: One of the most significant and obvious examples of how mobile communication influences our understanding of time and space is how we coordinate with one another. Mobile communication enables us to call specific individuals, not general places. Regardless of location, we are able to make contact with almost anyone, almost anywhere. This advancement has changed, and continues to change…

Digital dominance : the power of Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple

Across the globe, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft have accumulated power in ways that existing regulatory and intellectual frameworks struggle to comprehend. A consensus is emerging that the power of these new digital monopolies is unprecedented, and that it has important implications for journalism, politics, and society. It is increasingly clear that democratic societies require…

Informasi Teknologis: Antropologi Teknologis Berdasarkan Pemikiran Albert Bor…

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9786029137446

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xxxiv, 342 p. ; 21 cm.

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Dinamika Perkembangan Pemanfaatan Teknologi Informasi Dan Komunikasi Serta Im…

On development of information technology and communication in Indonesia; collection of articles.

New tech, new ties

How cell phones and mobile communication may in many cases strengthen social cohesion. The message of this book is simple: the mobile phone strengthens social bonds among family and friends. With a traditional land-line telephone, we place calls to a location and ask hopefully if someone is “there”; with a mobile phone, we have instant and perpetual access to friends and family regardless o…

An introduction to new media and cybercultures

This introduction to cybercultures provides a cutting-edge and much needed guide to the rapidly changing world of new media and communication. Considers cyberculture and new media through contemporary race, gender and sexuality studies and postcolonial theory Offers a clear analysis of some of the most complex issues in cybercultures, including identity, network societies, new geographies, and …

Making The Information Society

In Making the Information Society, James Cortada offers a profound new perspective on the meaning of the information age in today's society. He steps back from the hurly-burly of the Internet, current technological advance, and stock market churn, viewing the broad sweep of change related to information technology, and the unparalleled impact of information on our lives. This book takes on the …

The Network Society

How are we to understand the causes of the telecommunications revolution? How can we begin to predict its consequences? The last three decades have witnessed a dramatic acceleration in the use, demand, and need for telecommunications, data communication, and mass communication transmitted and integrated into networks. Through a synthesis of contemporary theories about modernization, this book o…