Overview

This textbook examines the Internet as a communication system – the single most pervasive, involving, and global communication system ever created by human beings, with a host of political, economic, cognitive, and sociocultural implications. The Internet crosses all cultural boundaries and is the fastest growing global communication system ever witnessed. The text explores the ways in which the technology of the Internet, beyond its specific content, possesses its own message-generating capabilities that dramatically and decisively affect its users. Focusing on the power of media theories, the text explains, describes, interprets, and evaluates the Internet in insightful, useful, and thoughtful ways. The concepts, processes, functions, and outcomes of the Internet as a global communication technology are used as a way of testing the validity and reliability of media theories, and media theories are used as a way of identifying the powers and limitations of the Internet as a communication system. An overview of the Internet’s past and anticipated future is provided

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Author:   David T. McMahan ,  Preston C. Russett ,  James W. Chesebro
Publisher:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   91
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.50cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781433123030

ISBN 10:   1433123037
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   27 November 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Power and Meanings of the Internet as a Communication System – Traditional Media and the Rise of Digital Communication Technologies – The Past - The Development and Evolution of Digital Technologies – The Future - Predicting the Future of the Digital Revolution – Can or Should a Purpose Be Attributed to Digital Technologies Such as the Internet? – Business of the Internet: Marketing – Internet as a Knowledge and Information Generating System – Social Networking Sites – Connecting on the Internet: Pornography and Dating – Transcending Space, Time, and Class: Video Sharing, Video Gaming, and Praying Online – The Pragmatics of Communication - The Internet as a Coherent and Complete Societal System – The Internet and United States Politics – Privacy, Transparency, and the Internet in America – International, Corporate, and Radical Politics – The Future of the Internet and Web Reconsidered: Back to the Future With Tim Berners-Lee.

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James W. Chesebro (PhD, University of Minnesota) is retired Distinguished Professor of Telecommunications and Director of the Graduate Program in the Department of Telecommunications at Ball State University. He has published 9 books and over 100 journal articles and served as president of national and regional communication associations. David T. McMahan’s (PhD, University of Iowa) research and teachings encompass relationships, technology, and media. He is the coauthor of The Basics of Communication: A Relational Perspective and Communication in Everyday Life. He is the incoming president of Central States Communication Association. Preston C. Russett (MA, Ball State University) is a freelance culture jammer and cyborg anthropologist. He has a growing catalog of publications and short films exploring the effects of media and digital technologies on such notions as privacy.

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