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Net locality why location matters in a networked world /

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 G...

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Main Authors: Gordon, Eric, 1973
Group Author: Silva, Adriana de Souza e
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
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
Sociale media
Internet
Sociale aspecten
Electronic books
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444340679
Summary: 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.<li.
Item Description: Title from title screen.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781444340648 (electronic bk.)
1444340646 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: TK5103
CLC: TN919
Contents: 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.

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