CyberSociety
Author: Steve Jones
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 0803956770
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDeals with computer mediated communication
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Cybersociety 2.0
Author: Steve Jones
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 1998-07-15
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1452251274
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCybersociety 2.0, the new edition of Steven G. Jones′s Cybersociety, is also rooted in criticism and analysis of computer-mediated technologies to assist readers in becoming critically aware of the hype and hopes pinned on computer-mediated communication and the cultures that are emerging among Internet users. Both books are products of a particular moment in time and serve as snapshots of the concerns and issues that surround the burgeoning new technologies of communication. After a brief introduction to the history of computer-mediated communication, each chapter in this volume specifically highlights specific cyber "societies" and how computer-mediated communication effects the notion of self and its relationship to the community. Contributors probe issues of community, standards of conduct, communication, the means of fixing identity, knowledge, information, and the exercise of power in social relations. They also question how traditional sociological inquiry can adapt itself to most effectively study computer-mediated social formations. Both timely and thought-provoking, Cybersociety 2.0 belongs on the bookshelf of students and scholars in fields of communication, popular culture, American studies, and mass communication.
Virtual Culture
Author: Steve Jones
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 1997-05-20
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780761955269
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAbout internet culture.
An Ethical Global Information Society
Author: Jacques J. Berleur
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013-11-11
Total Pages: 387
ISBN-13: 0387353275
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany challenges lie ahead in the development of a global information society. Culture and democracy are two areas which may be under particular threat. The book reflects on today's complex and uncertain cultural and democratic developments arising as a result of an increasingly global, technologically-connected world. In particular it focuses on the Internet, examining new metaphors for communication, defining the issues at stake and proposing options, actions and solutions. Among the issues discussed were: multi-cultural developments; cultural sensitivities and the involvement of cultural minorities; generation gaps; gender issues; technology access for the elderly and the disabled; technology transfer.
Human-Computer Interaction
Author: Hans-J”rg Bullinger
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 1999-09-01
Total Pages: 1408
ISBN-13: 9780805833928
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume, one of a two volume set, is from the August 1999 HCI International conference papers presented in Munich, Germany. Human Computer Interaction: Communication, Cooperation, and Application Design focuses on the informative and communicative aspects of computer use. A larger number of contributions is concerned with computer-supported cooperation using a wide variety of different techniques. In keeping with the increased focus of HCI International '99 on internet issues and aspects of the global information society, many papers in this volume are centered around information and communication networks and their implications for work, learning, and every-day activities. Due to the growing number and diversity of groups utilizing modern information technologies, issues of accessibility and design for all are becoming more and more pertinent. A range of papers in this volume address these issues and provide the latest research and development results.
Cyber Law
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Publisher: Mr.Anupa Kumar Patri
Published:
Total Pages: 111
ISBN-13: 055724997X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMisbehavior in Cyber Places
Author: Janet Sternberg
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2012-10-25
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 0761860126
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMisbehavior in Cyber Places studies computer-mediated, interpersonal communication on the Internet up to the turn of the century, portraying a technological universe that existed before social media, smartphones, and commercialism began to dominate cyberspace in the new millennium. Here, with amateurs prevailing over professionals, digital immigrants explored online frontiers and founded virtual communities. Based on early stages of Internet research, this book examines misbehavior across a wide range of online environments. Sternberg distinguishes misbehavior and rule-breaking from crime and law-breaking, and discusses cybercrime, cyberlaw, and the differences between local and global regulation. This book lays out the theoretical framework and fundamental ideas of media ecology, a branch of communication scholarship. Sternberg highlights pioneering media ecology perspectives on space, place, situations, rules, and behavior in public. These subjects are highly relevant for understanding digital media, mediated interpersonal communication, and behavior in online environments.
The Fate of AI Society
Author: Kenneth James Hamer-Hodges
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Published: 2023-09-25
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1665749717
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHackers who exploit binary computers become expert cybercriminals. A vicious cycle of undetected attacks by criminal gangs, spies, and foreign enemies fuels skilled staff shortages and escalating costs. Ken Hamer-Hodges, explains why outdated computers cannot stop malware and how democracy is undermined by corrupt dictators. Digital convergence subverts yesterday’s binary computer, allowing advanced malware, pervasive cameras, misinformation, AI, and deep-fakes to destroy our culture and civilization. His inspiring examples explain the perfection of computer science that all can grasp. How malware thrives and why operating systems lead to Orwellian dictatorship. To prevent catastrophe computer hardware must catch up with software progress, preventing malware and stopping AI breakout. He explains how to transition to a well engineered, crime free, global cybersociety. How machine code achieves Alonzo Church's vision of networked function abstractions that avoid disaster by accelerating scientific progress. Plotting the path for radical improvement is vital for civilization to flourish as democratically controlled, AI-empowered, global cyber societies. Ken shows how science drives high performance with high reliability for independent applications needed in a world run by superhuman software. Join the author as he explores the fix to computer science. He shows how nations can thrive in a world run by dubious software, governed by superhuman AI, working as functional democracies kept safe from criminals, spies, and dictators.
Hazards, Risks, and Disasters in Society
Author: Andrew E. Collins
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2014-11-21
Total Pages: 425
ISBN-13: 0123964741
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHazards, Risks, and Disasters in Society provides analyses of environmentally related catastrophes within society in historical, political and economic contexts. Personal and corporate culture mediates how people may become more vulnerable or resilient to hazard exposure. Societies that strengthen themselves, or are strengthened, mitigate decline and resultant further exposure to what are largely human induced risks of environmental, social and economic degradation. This book outlines why it is important to explore in more depth the relationships between environmental hazards, risk and disasters in society. It presents challenges presented by mainstream and non-mainstream approaches to the human side of disaster studies. By hazard categories this book includes critical processes and outcomes that significantly disrupt human wellbeing over brief or long time-frames. Whilst hazards, risks and disasters impact society, individuals, groups, institutions and organisations offset the effects by becoming strong, healthy, resilient, caring and creative. Innovations can arise from social organisation in times of crisis. This volume includes much of use to practitioners and policy makers needing to address both prevention and response activities. Notably, as people better engage prevalent hazards and risks they exercise a process that has become known as disaster risk reduction (DRR). In a context of climatic risks this is also indicative of climate change adaptation (CCA). Ultimately it represents the quest for development of sustainable environmental and societal futures. Throughout the book cases studies are derived from the world of hazards risks and disasters in society. Includes sections on prevention of and response to hazards, risks and disasters Provides case studies of prominent societal challenges of hazards, risks and disasters Innovative approaches to dealing with disaster drawing from multiple disciplines and sectors
Computer Mediated Communication
Author: Crispin Thurlow
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2004-01-23
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 1446239152
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers students a task-based introduction to Computer-Mediated Communication and the impact of the internet on social interaction. Divided into four parts which require students to learn, (theory), critique, (current issues), explore, (methods), and reflect, (practice), the book aims to: Provide a foundation to the social and communicative nature of information and communication technologies Enable students to engage with the key theoretical issues associated with CMC Equip students with the necessary research and technical skills as a stimulus to independent enquiry. In spite of the rapidly increasing interest in Internet Studies and CMC and the introduction of many university courses in the area, no specialised, introductory textbook exists. This coursebook responds to the need for such a text. Aimed primarily at communication students, this book would also be useful as a sourcebook for students of media, sociology, psychology and English Language Studies. Companion website resources can be found at http://crispinthurlow.net/cmc/
