Through a wealth of vivid stories, Internet Wars explores the big questions about how the Internet is disrupting the world as we have known it, and how the world must build new understandings in response. A fascinating and compelling argument about a major new global challenge. …
The social semantic web
by Passant, Alexandre, Breslin, John Gerard, Decker, Stefan Josef
Presenting a short overview of both the Social Web and the Semantic Web, this title describes some popular social media and social networking applications, lists their strengths and limitations, and explains some applications of Semantic Web technology to address their shortcomi…
The social web (including services such as MySpace, Flickr, last.fm, and WordPress) has captured the attention of millions of users as well as billions of dollars in investment and acquisition.
Presenting a short overview of both the Social Web and the Semantic Web, this title describes some popular social media and social networking applications, lists their strengths and limitations, and explains some applications of Semantic Web technology to address their shortcomi…
"Beginning with an introduction to the Web and how it works, followed by the theories and methods of cyberculture studies, Web. Studies moves on to consider everyday Web life, art and culture, Web business, and global Web communities, politics and protest. Topics covered range f…
The World Wide Web and contemporary cultural theory
The World Wide Web is the most well-known, celebrated, and promoted contemporary manifestation of 'cyberspace'. To date, however, most of the public discourse on the Web falls into the category of explanatory journalism - the Web has remained largely unmapped in terms of contemp…
The World Wide Web and contemporary cultural theory
Explore the web as a cultural technology ... a complex of forces, economic and political, social and aestetic. (back cover.).
Explore the web as a cultural technology ... a complex of forces, economic and political, social and aesthetic. (back cover.).
"In Insurgency Online, Michael Dartnell focuses on a new form of conflict made possible by today's communication systems. The Internet, Dartnell argues, is affecting extensive changes to the way politics are carried out by allowing a range of non-state actors onto the global pol…