INTERNET by Lorenzo Cantoni, Stefano Tardini ( 9780415352277 )

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Title:

INTERNET

By:

Lorenzo Cantoni, Stefano Tardini

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0415352274

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9780415352277

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

23 February, 2006

Series:

Routledge Introductions to Media and Communications

Pages:

240

Description:

Considers the internet as a communication technology; the opportunities it affords us, the limitations it imposes and the functions it allows. This book explores: the political economy of the internet; computer mediated communication; websites as communication; conceptualizing users of the internet; and internet communities and practices.

Synopsis:

From music to gaming, information gathering to eLearning; eCommerce to eGovernment, Lorenzo Cantoni and Stefano Tardini's absorbing introduction considers the internet as a communication technology; the opportunities it affords us, the limitations it imposes and the functions it allows. Internet explores: * the political economy of the internet * hypertext * computer mediated communication * websites as communication * conceptualizing users of the internet * internet communities and practices. Perfect for students studying this modern phenomenon, and a veritable e-feast for all cyber junkies.

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10 black & white tables

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Routledge

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