Net Locality

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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. * Provides a theory of the web in the context of the history of emerging technologies, from GeoCities to GPS, Wi-Fi, Wiki Me, and Google Android.

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Eric Gordon

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Communication & Media Studies Kommunikation u. Medienforschung Kultursoziologie Media Studies Medienforschung Sociology Sociology of Culture Soziologie

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"In this regard, the present book is undoubtedly a fine posthumoussupport of the work of this visionary Thinker." (Regional Studies, 1 November 2011) "Gordon and Souza e Silva posit that human understanding oflocation must refer not just to physical spaces but also toWeb-based information linked to these spaces. They consider thisinformation intrinsic to the cultural and social construction ofspace...They explore personal, social, and cultural implicationsand consequences of this "networked locality," including impacts onsocial interaction, urban living and community, and conceptions ofprivacy. Endnotes and references appear at the conclusion of eachchapter. Summing up: Recommended. All levels/libraries." (Choice, 1October 2011)"Net Locality is a superb and thought-provoking guide to themerging of communication, information and location." Steve Jones, University of Illinois at Chicago "If anyone still believes in the death of distance, now there is adefinite response. Gordon and de Souza e Silva not only confirmthat place continues to matter, they also dismantle the oldphysical/virtual dichotomy and clarify the relationship betweenbits and atoms." Marcus Foth, Queensland University of Technology "Services such as Facebook Places, Foursquare, Glympse,Loopt, WikiMe, GeoGraffiti, and Google Maps and dozens of othersmean that we can attach information to locations, discover newdimensions to the world around us and engage in social networkingvia mobile devices, recalibrating our privacy as we go along. Gordon and de Souza e Silva's work helps us to understand howlocation-based services will change our daily lives." Rich Ling, IT University of Copenhagen
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