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Online around the world : a geographic encyclopedia of the Internet, social media, and mobile apps / Laura M. Steckman and Marilyn J. Andrews, editors.
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- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Online social networks--Encyclopedias.
- Online social networks.
- Social media--Encyclopedias.
- Social media.
- Mobile apps--Encyclopedias.
- Mobile apps.
- Genre:
- Encyclopedias.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xliii, 400 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- How do people in other countries use the social media platform Facebook differently than Americans do? What topics are discussed on the largest online forum--one in Indonesia, with more than seven million registered users? Why does Mongolia rate in the top-ten countries worldwide for peak Internet speeds? Readers of Online around the World: A Geographic Encyclopedia of the Internet, Social Media, and Mobile Apps will discover the answers to these questions and learn about people's Internet and social media preferences on six continents--outside of the online community of users within the United States. The book begins with an overview of the Internet, social media platforms, and mobile apps that chronologically examines the development of technological innovations that have made the Internet what it is today. The country-specific entries that follow the overview provide demographic information and describe specific events influenced by online communications, allowing readers to better appreciate the incredible power of online interactions across otherwise-unconnected individuals and the realities and peculiarities of how people communicate in today's fast-paced, globalized, and high-technology environment. This encyclopedia presents social media and the Internet in new light, identifying how the use of language and the specific application of human culture impacts emerging technologies and communications, dramatically affecting everything from politics to social activism, education, and censorship.
- Contents:
- Overview of popular international social media sites
- Chronology of significant events in cyber history
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- China: Hong Kong
- China: Macau
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Libya
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Pakistan
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Singapore
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Suriname
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste (East Timor)
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-366) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781610697767
- 1610697766
- Publisher Number:
- 99976772327
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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