Net locality [[electronic resource] ] : why location matters in a networked world / / Eric Gordon and Adriana de Souza e Silva
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| Autore: |
Gordon Eric <1973->
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| Titolo: |
Net locality [[electronic resource] ] : why location matters in a networked world / / Eric Gordon and Adriana de Souza e Silva
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| Pubblicazione: | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (199 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 004.67/8 |
| 302.231 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Digital communications - Social aspects |
| Digital communications | |
| Integrated services digital networks | |
| Internet - Technological innovations | |
| Wireless communication systems | |
| World Wide Web | |
| Classificazione: | SOC052000 |
| Altri autori: |
SilvaAdriana de Souza e
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Net Locality: Why Location Matters in a Networked World; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Maps; 2 Mobile Annotations; 3 Social Networks and Games; 4 Urban Spaces; 5 Community; 6 Privacy; 7 Globalization; 8 Conclusion; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The first book to provide an introduction to the new theory of Net Locality and the profound effect on individuals and societies when everything is located or locatable. Describes net locality as an emerging form of location awareness central to all aspects of digital media, from mobile phones, to Google Maps, to location-based social networks and games, such as Foursquare and facebook.Warns of the threats these technologies, such as data surveillance, present to our sense of privacy, while also outlining the opportunities for pro-social developments.<li |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Net locality |
| ISBN: | 1-4443-4067-0 |
| 9786613407375 | |
| 1-283-40737-X | |
| 1-4443-4064-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910141312403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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