The contemporary internet focuses on user experiences of more recent developments on the internet, specifically with the spread of broadband, the audio-visual applications it has enabled, Web2.0 uptak
Pinard presents students, academics, and researchers with an investigation of the effects of the Nazi occupation on the content, programming, and cultural reach of Czech radio in the so-called Protect
This textbook examines the Internet as a communication system – the single most pervasive, involving, and global communication system ever created by human beings, with a host of political, economic,
The authors discuss the internet and its impact on how humans communicate and interact with each other. Some of its fifteen chapters are "Traditional Media and the Rise of Digital,"
China has lived with the Internet for nearly two decades. Will increased Internet use, with new possibilities to share information and discuss news and politics, lead to democracy, or will it to the c
"The internet is a complex environment that affronts many practices while constraining others. The challenge is to develop language and tools to critically engage with these environments and to naviga
Balnaves (new media, Curtin U.) and Willson (Internet studies, Curtin U.) examine the current commodification of information, particularly in regard to the increasing encroachment of the Internet into
The things we do with words are reflected in texts and we do things with texts just as we do things with words. This book sets out to explore how texts function in a given discourse community, and how
Drawing on interviews with Internet researchers from across the globe who work in a wide array of disciplines and online venues, this book takes a rhetorical, interdisciplinary, case-based approach to
This study analyzes the use of conceptual metaphors on Polish and American internet forums for mothers. In order to achieve these objectives, the author compiled a corpus consisting of ten thousand po
Since the advent of the Internet and increasingly mobile devices, we have witnessed dramatic changes in computer-mediated technologies and their roles in our lives. In the late 1990s, researchers bega
Since the advent of the Internet and increasingly mobile devices, we have witnessed dramatic changes in computer-mediated technologies and their roles in our lives. In the late 1990s, researchers bega
We forget all kinds of things, trivial and important ones; and not just things but also topics and techniques, and we forget in different ways. Inconvenient as it is to forget your to-do list, forgett
The continuous evolution of internet and related social media technologies and platforms have opened up vast new means for communication, socialization, expression, and collaboration. They also have p
The continuous evolution of internet and related social media technologies and platforms have opened up vast new means for communication, socialization, expression, and collaboration. They also have p
Representing Youth with Disability on Television is a complex and multidimensional mainstream cultural discourse that examines specific stereotypes in fictional programming. The book draws attention t
From race, sex, class, and culture, the multidisciplinary field of Internet studies needs theoretical and methodological approaches that allow us to question the organization of social relations that
The preeminent source for sports for millions worldwide, the 35-year-old ESPN, with its 24-hour coverage of sports news and programming, has produced generations of sports consumers using multiple pla
This first volume in a new series examines the use of new technology in political communication. It begins with information on how the Internet has impacted political commentary, including democratic
This study analyzes the apocalyptic narratives being disseminated over the Romanian Internet that warn white Christians of the demographic threat from minorities, and documents the content of the New
The rapid development in information technology during the last few decades has not only given us greater opportunities to freely search for information and contacts. The growth of the Internet has al
This book provides an analysis of the death of print journalism as a result of the rise of the Internet. Those who believe print is not dead may not agree with the conclusions of the author, business
As many young adults continue to disengage with learning each day, teachers and administrators struggle to find programming that re-engages secondary students with their schooling and communities. Thi
Like the invention of the printing press, the Internet is radically transforming the most basic elements of modern civilization. The growing presence of digital technologies and the dramatic impact o
In this study, Orgad analyzes the ways in which telling their stories in Internet spaces helps breast cancer patients to maintain a sense of themselves at a time when their lives feel out of control.
Using There and Back Again, Tolkien's Middle Earth series title as a metaphor for the Internet filling the need for adventure as well as a sense of home and community, Consalvo (telecommunications, Oh
The convergence of the Internet and mobile telephony in the late 1990s produced a revolutionary business management tool: mobile marketing. Yet despite an increasing number of research publications an
In this analysis of the proliferation of the content and channels ofnews, Tracy (English language and literature, Eastern MichiganU.) draws on philosopher Teilhard's prescient pre-Internet conceptof t
Scholars of journalism, communications, information, science, media, and related disciplines explore the loosely defined area of Internet public service broadcasting, focusing on how organizations tha
The development of smaller and more powerful computers and the introduction of new communication channels by the interlinking of computers, by the Internet and the World Wide Web, have caused great ch
Campbell (communication, Texas A&M U.) discusses religious communities that form on the Internet, addressing such aspects as the Internet as a social and a spiritual network, identity narratives i
Chronicles and theorizes about how women use the Internet as they begin to go online in greater numbers. The 13 contributions examine how gender categories are constructed, how women have been positi
Internet has radically transformed our ways to communicate in an increasingly globalised world. From an interdisciplinary perspective, this book aims to explore the consequences of technological revol
Animals are everywhere. They inhabit our forests, our fields, our imaginations, our dreams, and our stories. Making appearances in advertisements, television programs, movies, books, Internet memes, a
Animals are everywhere. They inhabit our forests, our fields, our imaginations, our dreams, and our stories. Making appearances in advertisements, television programs, movies, books, Internet memes, a
Marshall McLuhan made many predictions in his seminal 1964 publication, Understanding Media: Extensions of Man. Among them were his predictions that the Internet would become a "global village," makin
This volume examines representations of the world in international news in the internet and how they affect people's perceptions. It provides a comparative analysis of news sites, including online new
Discussion on the Web is mediated through layers of software and protocols. As scholars increasingly study communication and learning on the Internet, it is essential to consider how site administrato
Citing the information society of the post-industrial world as a domain of irreconcilably clashing paradigms and absurdity, Charles suggests, for openers, that it’s time to change the Internet to the
How do social scientists study the impact of social networking sites on racial identity formation? How has the Internet impacted the accumulation of social and cultural capital? By synthesizing insigh
