From music to gaming, information gathering to eLearning; eCommerce to eGovernment, Lorenzo Cantoni and Stefano Tardini's absorbing introduction considers the internet as a communication technology; the opportunities it affords us, the limitations it imposes and the functions it allows. Internet explores: the political economy of the internet hypertext computer mediated communication websites as communication conceptualizing users of the internet internet communities and practices. Perfect for students studying this modern phenomenon, and a veritable e-feast for all cyber junkies.
Author(s): Lorenzo Cantoni, Stefano Tardini
Edition: 1
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 240
BOOK COVER......Page 1
HALF-TITLE......Page 2
SERIES-TITLE......Page 3
TITLE......Page 4
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
DEDICATION......Page 6
CONTENTS......Page 8
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS......Page 10
SERIES EDITOR’S PREFACE......Page 12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 14
FIGURE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 15
ABBREVIATIONS......Page 17
INTRODUCTION......Page 20
1. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE INTERNET......Page 24
2. COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION (CMC): FEATURES AND TECHNOLOGIES......Page 62
3. HYPERTEXT......Page 90
4. WEBSITES AS COMMUNICATION......Page 116
5. CONCEPTUALIZING USERS OF THE INTERNET: TRACES AND SEARCH ENGINES......Page 142
6. INTERNET: COMMUNITIES AND PRACTICES......Page 170
CONCLUSION......Page 208
FURTHER READING AND RESOURCES......Page 212
REFERENCES......Page 220
INDEX......Page 238
