Book description
For the student and general reader, a tour of the digital universe that offers critical observations and new perspectives on human communication and intelligence.
Traces the development and diffusion of digital information and communication technologies, providing an analysis of trans-cultural effects among developed and developing nations
Provides a balanced analysis of the pros and cons of the adoption and diffusion of digital technologies
Explores privacy, censorship, the digital divide, online games, and virtual and augmented realities
Follows a thematic structure, allowing readers to access the text at any point, based on their interests
Accompanying resources provide a wealth of related online content
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Some Key Terms
- Part I: Introduction and Framing
- Part II: Internet and Web History
- Part III: Telecommunication and Media Convergence
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Part IV: Internet Control, Cyberculture, and Dystopian Views
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Chapter 9: The Public and Private Internet
- Internet Management and Governance
- Privatization of the US Internet in the 1990s
- The International Struggle Over Internet Governance
- The Day that Jon Postel Seized Control of the Top-Level Domains
- ICANN as the Middle Path
- The Internet as a Medium of Democratic Communication
- The Social Embeddedness of the Internet
- Notes
- Chapter 10: Censorship and Global Cyberculture
- Chapter 11: The Dark Side
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Chapter 9: The Public and Private Internet
- Part V: New Communication Technologies and the Future
- Index
Product information
- Title: Digital Universe: The Global Telecommunication Revolution
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2012
- Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
- ISBN: 9781405153294
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