Net locality : why location matters in a networked world /
Gordon, Eric, 1973-
Net locality : why location matters in a networked world / Eric Gordon and Adriana de Souza e Silva. - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. - 1 online resource
Title from title screen.
Includes bibliographical references.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Net Locality; Organizing the Web; Location Awareness; Reading the Book; References; Chapter 1: Maps; Mapping Social Information; GIS: Converging Maps and Computers; Web GIS; Net Locality; Is the World Too Much With Us?; References; Chapter 2: Mobile Annotations; Locating Devices; Attaching Information to Location; Tracing and Mapping Locations; Mobile Annotation; Location Awareness Goes Mainstream; Location is Everywhere; References; Chapter 3: Social Networks and Games; Digital Connection in Physical Spaces.
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.
9781444340648 1444340646
10.1002/9781444340679 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
Digital communications.
Integrated services digital networks.
Wireless communication systems.
World Wide Web.
Internet--Technological innovations.
Digital communications--Social aspects.
COMPUTERS--Networking--Intranets & Extranets.
COMPUTERS--Web--General.
Digital communications.
Digital communications--Social aspects.
Integrated services digital networks.
Internet--Technological innovations.
Wireless communication systems.
World Wide Web.
Sociale media.
Internet.
Sociale aspecten.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
TK5103.75 / .G675 2011eb
004.67/8
Net locality : why location matters in a networked world / Eric Gordon and Adriana de Souza e Silva. - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. - 1 online resource
Title from title screen.
Includes bibliographical references.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Net Locality; Organizing the Web; Location Awareness; Reading the Book; References; Chapter 1: Maps; Mapping Social Information; GIS: Converging Maps and Computers; Web GIS; Net Locality; Is the World Too Much With Us?; References; Chapter 2: Mobile Annotations; Locating Devices; Attaching Information to Location; Tracing and Mapping Locations; Mobile Annotation; Location Awareness Goes Mainstream; Location is Everywhere; References; Chapter 3: Social Networks and Games; Digital Connection in Physical Spaces.
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.
9781444340648 1444340646
10.1002/9781444340679 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
Digital communications.
Integrated services digital networks.
Wireless communication systems.
World Wide Web.
Internet--Technological innovations.
Digital communications--Social aspects.
COMPUTERS--Networking--Intranets & Extranets.
COMPUTERS--Web--General.
Digital communications.
Digital communications--Social aspects.
Integrated services digital networks.
Internet--Technological innovations.
Wireless communication systems.
World Wide Web.
Sociale media.
Internet.
Sociale aspecten.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
TK5103.75 / .G675 2011eb
004.67/8