Overview

Mobile technology is now firmly situated in the operations, both formal and informal, of modern labour and workforce management. This book focuses on how the interests of corporations and governments to embrace a ""new economy"" have served to drive the development and uptake of mobile/ubiquitous media. Touching on topics including unpaid labour and big data, surveillance, AI, the global smartphone market, telecommuting, automation, and more, Manzerolle offers readers an astute and timely investigation into digital labour, mobile media, and political economy which may hint at the future of work.

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Author:   Vincent Manzerolle
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
ISBN:  

9780815351900

ISBN 10:   0815351909
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   01 January 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Chapter 1: Work Without Borders: The Age of Ubiquitous Media Chapter 2: On Myth, Media, and Power: Towards a Political Economy of ‘Always On’ Media Chapter 3: Wireless Data Standards, Devices, and Markets: Historical and Technical Foundations of Ubiquitous Connectivity Chapter 4: Commercializing Wireless Data in North America and the Birth of the Global Smartphone Market Chapter 5: From ""New Economy"" to ""Creative Economy"": Ubiquitous Connectivity as Policy Framework Chapter 6: From Telework to Ubiquitous Connectivity: The Rise of Mobile Workforces and Virtual Organizations Chapter 7: The ‘Appification’ of Work: Surveillance, Automation, Precarity Chapter 8: Tethered to the Information Assembly Line: Unpaid Labour and the Rise of Big Data Chapter 9: Beyond the Device: Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, and Ambient Technologies Chapter 10: Conclusion: On the Future of Work"

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Author Information

Vincent Manzerolle is an Assistant Professor of Critical Communication Theory in the department of Communication, Media and Film at the University of Windsor where he teaches courses on the political economy of information, mobile media, surveillance technologies, search engines and data mining, and media convergence.

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