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Net locality : why location matters in a networked world / Eric Gordon and Adriana de Souza e Silva.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gordon, Eric, 1973-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Digital communications--Social aspects.
- Digital communications.
- Integrated services digital networks.
- Internet--Technological innovations.
- Internet.
- Wireless communication systems.
- World Wide Web.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (199 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The first book to provide an introduction to the new theory of Net Locality and the profound effect on individuals and societies when everything is located or locatable. Describes net locality as an emerging form of location awareness central to all aspects of digital media, from mobile phones, to Google Maps, to location-based social networks and games, such as Foursquare and facebook.Warns of the threats these technologies, such as data surveillance, present to our sense of privacy, while also outlining the opportunities for pro-social developments.<li
- Contents:
- Net Locality: Why Location Matters in a Networked World; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Maps; 2 Mobile Annotations; 3 Social Networks and Games; 4 Urban Spaces; 5 Community; 6 Privacy; 7 Globalization; 8 Conclusion; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4443-4067-0
- 9786613407375
- 1-283-40737-X
- 1-4443-4064-6
- OCLC:
- 761464960
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