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Product Description: In Connected Intelligence, Derrick de Kerckhove speculates on the consequences of massive global networking--and what might happen if it reaches a critical mass of "connected intelligence." Will the sum total of people's connected intelligence be vastly more intelligent than any one person's intelligence could hope to be? This startling proposition points directly to the possibility that we are undergoing one of the greatest leaps in the evolution of our species...read more

Draws upon resources in the sociology of childhood and the social aspects of technology to discuss children and their relationships, identities, and friendships as they are impacted by increasingly technological environments. (view table of contents)

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A cautionary analysis of the issues related to the Internet age seeks to balance its potential with an awareness of the Web's role in social inequality and national security, in an account that proposes practical modifications that can apply existing political theories to the regulation of cyberspace.

Presents a collection of essays that cover varying opinions on the topic of the Internet, covering such topics as Internet gambling, Internet piracy, Internet pornography, and Internet privacy laws.

Presents a collection of essays that cover varying opinions on the topic of the Internet, covering such topics as Internet gambling, Internet piracy, Internet pornography, and Internet privacy laws.

Product Description: An accessible explanation of the hidden patterns found within the seemingly chaotic World Wide Web.

Looks inside how the Internet has changed the way we shop, get jobs, meet each other, do smart business, enrich our lives, get our news, and become politically and socially aware. All users.

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A social and intellectual assessment of the Web and its impact on business, government, and culture introduces readers to the contributions of Zannah, Tim Bray, Danny Yee, and Claudiu Popa, contending that Web technology is unexpectedly reflective of human nature. Reprint.

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Product Description: Students explore the use of the internet, whether positive or negative through the eyes of those affected by it. Includes organizations to contact, bibliography, and index. 105 pages.

Web Theory is a comprehensive and critical introduction to the theories of the internet and the world wide web. Robert Burnett and P. David Marshall examine the key debates which surround internet culture, from issues of globalisation, political economy and regulation, to ideas about communication, identity and aesthetics.Web Theory explore the shifts in society, culture and the media which have been brought about by the growth of the world wide web. It identifies significant readings, web sites and hypertext archive sources which illustrate the critical discussion about the internet and it mediates these discussions, indicating key positions within each debate and pointing the reader to key texts.Web Theory includes:*Chapters showing how specific media have been affected by the internet*Boxed case studies and examples*References, an extensive bibliography and a list of web sites*A glossary of key terms with important words highlighted in the text*A Web Theory timeline which details important events*A comprehensive and regularly updated website at www.webtheory.nu with inks and support material (view table of contents)

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Product Description: Engaging the thematic issues of the Web as a space where magic, metaphor, and power converge, the chapters cover such subjects as The Web and Corporate Media Systems, Conspiracy Theories and the Web; The Economy of Cyberpromotion, The Bias of the Web, The Web and Issues of Gender, and so on...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)