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Personal Connections in the Digital Age Personal Connections in the Digital Age Nancy K. Baym The internet and the mobile phone have disrupted many of our conventional understandings of our selves and our relationships, raising anxieties and hopes about their effects on our lives. This timely… OL15169159W
Race after the Internet Race after the Internet Lisa Nakamura "Digital media technologies like the Internet create and host the social networks, virtual worlds, online communities, and media texts where it was once thought that we would all be the same, anonymo… OL15941596W
The art of immersion The art of immersion Frank Rose This book is a field guide to the visionaries and the fans who are reinventing the art of storytelling. Not long ago we were spectators, passive consumers of mass media. Now, on YouTube and blogs and… OL15998849W
Social Media Social Media John Allen Hendricks,Hana S. Noor Al-Deen Within the past ten years, social media such as Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Flickr, and others have grown at a tremendous rate, enlisting an astronomical number of users. Social media have i… OL16142709W
Blogging in the global society Blogging in the global society Tatyana Dumova "This book provides a comprehensive view of blogging as a global practice, looking at the new virtual world--a blogosphere--populated with opinion leaders and information purveyors, political pundits… OL16282913W
Protecting your internet identity Protecting your internet identity Ted Claypoole "Protecting Your Internet Identity: Are you Naked Online? helps readers, young and old alike, understand the implications of their online personas and reputations. The authors offer a guide to the ma… OL16318337W
Culture Culture John Brockman "A short, cutting-edge master class covering everything you need to know about culture. Edited by John Brockman, with contributions by the world's leading thinkers"-- OL16412824W
Youth culture in China Youth culture in China Clark, Paul "The lives and aspirations of young Chinese (those between 14 and 26 years old) have been transformed in the past five decades. By examining youth cultures around three historical points - 1968, 1988… OL16499273W
Social networking communities and e-dating services Social networking communities and e-dating services Celia Romm-Livermore "This book provides an overview of the major questions that researchers and practitioners in this area are addressing at this time and by outlining the possible future directions for theory developme… OL16931453W
Online society in China Online society in China David Kurt Herold,Peter Marolt This book discusses the rich and varied culture of China's online society, and its impact on offline China. It argues that the internet in China is a separate 'space' in which individuals and institu… OL16955211W
The Boy Who Could Change the World The Boy Who Could Change the World Aaron Swartz La 4e de couverture indique : "Aaron Swartz (1986-2013) etait programmeur informatique, essayiste et hacker-activiste. Convaincu que l'acces a la connaissance constitue le meilleur outil d'emancipati… OL17312502W
Handbook of research on social software and developing community ontologies Handbook of research on social software and developing community ontologies Steven Warburton,Stylianos Hatzipanagos "This book explores how social software and developing community ontologies are challenging the way we operate in a performative space"--Provided by publisher. OL18349189W
Handbook of research on social dimensions of semantic technologies and web services Handbook of research on social dimensions of semantic technologies and web services Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha "This book discusses the new technologies of semantic Web, transforming the way we use information and knowledge"--Provided by publisher. OL18359225W
Digital Minimalism Digital Minimalism Cal Newport The key to living well in a high tech world is to spend much less time using technology. In recent years, our culture's relationship with personal technology has transformed from something excitin… OL19541830W
How to fix the future How to fix the future Andrew Keen A leading Internet commentator showcases global solutions for preserving the fundamentals of humanity and civilized society in an increasingly perilous digital world. OL19734875W
Dot complicated Dot complicated Randi Zuckerberg From Randi Zuckerberg, social media and technology expert and former marketing executive at Facebook, comes a guide to understanding social media and technology and how they influence our lives onlin… OL19973658W
Virtual intimacies Virtual intimacies Shaka McGlotten "Uses ethnography and cultural analysis to track scenes of intimate connection and disconnection among gay men across an array of media sites"--Provided by publisher. OL19986701W
Protecting your internet identity Protecting your internet identity Ted Claypoole "Protecting Your Internet Identity illustrates the depth and importance of a person?s online persona and reputation, and provides strategies for building the best possible online identity. This updat… OL20050379W
Internet and personal computing fads Internet and personal computing fads Mary Ann Bell,Mary Ann, Ph.D. Berry,James L. Van Roekel "This essential handbook takes a practical look at the most often-seen computer and internet terms and describes them in easy-to-understand language. Internet and Personal Computing Fads is written i… OL20545503W
Young People, Social Media and Health Young People, Social Media and Health Victoria A. Goodyear The pervasiveness of social media in young people?s lives is widely acknowledged, yet there is little evidence-based understanding of the impacts of social media on young people?s health and wellbein… OL20929836W
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