03414nam 2200709Ia 450 991082864590332120200520144314.00-262-28865-61-282-89921-X97866128992180-262-28947-49780262289474(CKB)2560000000053173(OCoLC)748092770(CaPaEBR)ebrary10424688(SSID)ssj0000443223(PQKBManifestationID)11306794(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000443223(PQKBWorkID)10454714(PQKB)10452689(MiAaPQ)EBC3339173(CaBNVSL)mat06267478(IDAMS)0b000064818b44d0(IEEE)6267478(OCoLC)748092770(OCoLC)674694116(OCoLC)816618639(OCoLC)961520410(OCoLC)962713563(OCoLC)1055332280(OCoLC)1065924860(OCoLC)1081237121(OCoLC-P)748092770(MaCbMITP)7856(Au-PeEL)EBL3339173(CaPaEBR)ebr10424688(CaONFJC)MIL289921(EXLCZ)99256000000005317320100219d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrTexture human expression in the age of communications overload /Richard H. R. Harper1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press20101 online resource (315 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-262-51814-7 0-262-08374-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The communications paradox -- Absence to presence -- Paradoxical delights -- Something to tell -- The seams that bind -- The texture of an expressive future."Our workdays are so filled with emails, instant messaging, and RSS feeds that we complain that there's not enough time to get our actual work done. At home, we are besieged by telephone calls on landlines and cell phones, the beeps that signal text messages, and work emails on our BlackBerrys. It's too much, we cry (or type) as we update our Facebook pages, compose a blog post, or check to see what Shaquille O'Neal has to say on Twitter. In Texture, Richard Harper asks why we seek out new ways of communicating even as we complain about communication overload. Harper describes the mistaken assumptions of developers that "more" is always better and argues that users prefer simpler technologies that allow them to create social bonds. Communication is not just the exchange of information. There is a texture to our communicative practices, manifest in the different means we choose to communicate (quick or slow, permanent or ephemeral)."CommunicationTechnological innovationsSocial aspectsCommunicationSocial aspectsPersonal communication service systemsSocial aspectsCommunicationTechnological innovationsSocial aspects.CommunicationSocial aspects.Personal communication service systemsSocial aspects.303.48/33Harper Richard1960-855426MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828645903321Texture3958886UNINA