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Digital Media and Society Series by Rich Ling

33 primary works • 33 total works
Each book in the Digital Media and Society series takes a particular theme or phenomenon and considers the complex interplay of technologies and the ways in which they are used, in their social and cultural context.
Mobile Communication
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3.33 · 6 Ratings · published 2009 · 8 editions
With staggering swiftness, the mobile phone has be…

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    Media Work
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    3.39     · 18 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2007 · 8 editions
    The media are home to an eclectic bunch of people.…

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    Digital Media Ethics
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    3.61     · 72 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2009 · 24 editions
    This is the first textbook on the central ethical …

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    Search Engine Society
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    3.84     · 44 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2008 · 15 editions
    Search engines have become a key part of our every…

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    The Information Society: Cyber Dreams and Digital Nightmares
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    3.30     · 10 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2008 · 11 editions
    What are we to make of the information society? Ma…

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    Hacking: Digital Media and Technological Determinism
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · published 2013 · 5 editions
    Hacking provides an introduction to the community …

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    Blogging
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    3.40     · 52 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2008 · 17 editions
    Blogging has profoundly influenced not only the na…

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    Digital War Reporting
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    3.75     · 4 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2009 · 9 editions
    Digital War Reporting  examines war reporting in a…

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    A Private Sphere: Democracy in a Digital Age
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    3.91     · 34 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2010 · 10 editions
    Online technologies excite the public imagination …

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    Alternative And Activist New Media
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    3.45     · 44 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2011 · 14 editions
    Alternative and Activist New Media provides a rich…

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    Ubiquitous Photography
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    3.44     · 9 Ratings · published 2012 · 11 editions
    The rise of digital photography and imaging has tr…

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    Twitter: Social Communication in the Twitter Age
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    4.00     · 27 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2012 · 15 editions
    Twitter has become a household name, discussed bot…

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    Computer Games and the Social Imaginary
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    3.77     · 13 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2013 · 9 editions
    In this compelling book, Graeme Kirkpatrick argues…

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    Computer Games and the Social Imaginary
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    0.00     · published 2013 · 2 editions
    In this compelling book, Graeme Kirkpatrick argues…

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    Radio in the Digital Age
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    3.00     · 3 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2013 · 14 editions
    Radio’s influence can be found in almost every cor…

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    Radio in the Digital Age
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    3.00     · 2 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition
    Radio’s influence can be found in almost every cor…

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    Smartphones as Locative Media
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    3.57     · 7 Ratings · published 2015 · 8 editions
    Smartphone adoption has surpassed 50% of the popul…

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    Personal Connections in the Digital Age
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    3.78     · 255 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 2010 · 22 editions
    The internet and the mobile phone have disrupted m…

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    The Internet of Things
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    4.11     · 18 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 5 editions
    More objects and devices are connected to digital …

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    YouTube: Online Video and Participatory Culture
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    3.68     · 228 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 2009 · 17 editions
    YouTube is one of the most well-known and widely d…

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    Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains
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    3.73     · 15 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 3 editions
    From their shadowy origins in Bitcoin to their use…

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    The Music Industry: Music in the Cloud
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    4.06     · 49 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2010 · 5 editions
    The music industry is going through a period of im…

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    The Music Industry: Music in the Cloud
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    0.00     · published 2010 · 6 editions
    The music industry is going through a period of im…

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    The Music Industry: Music in the Cloud
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    3.67     · 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2013 · 7 editions
    The music industry is going through a period of im…

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    The Music Industry: Music in the Cloud
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    3.80     · 5 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2013 · 2 editions
    The music industry is going through a period of im…

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    Instagram: Visual Social Media Cultures
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    4.03     · 29 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 3 editions
    Instagram is at the heart of global digital cultur…

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    Facebook
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    3.33     · 6 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 3 editions
    Facebook has fundamentally changed how the world c…

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    Apps: From Mobile Phones to Digital Lives
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    4.50     · 2 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 3 editions
    Since the rise of the smartphone, apps have become…

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    Wi-Fi
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    0.00     · 3 editions
    From caf� culture to home schooling, remote commun…

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    Tumblr
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    3.90     · 10 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 4 editions
    Launched in 2007, tumblr became a safe haven for L…

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    Regulating Platforms
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    5.00     · 1 Ratings · 2 editions
    We once thought of cyberspace as a borderless worl…

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    Regulating Platforms
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    0.00     · 1 edition
    We once thought of cyberspace as a borderless worl…

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    Bots
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    4.00     · 2 Ratings · 3 editions
    Bots – automated software applications programmed …

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