Limit search to available items
Book Cover
E-book
Author Seel, Peter Benjamin.

Title Digital universe : the global telecommunication revolution / Peter Seel
Published Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

Copies

Description 1 online resource (xii, 276 pages) : illustrations
Contents pt. 1. Introduction and framing -- pt. 2. Internet and web history -- pt. 3. Telecommunication and media convergence -- pt. 4. Internet control, cyberculture, and dystopian views -- pt. 5. New communication technologies and the future
Summary For the student and general reader, a tour of the digital universe that offers critical observations and new perspectives on human communication and intelligence. Traces the development and diffusion of digital information and communication technologies, providing an analysis of trans-cultural effects among developed and developing nations; Provides a balanced analysis of the pros and cons of the adoption and diffusion of digital technologies; Explores privacy, censorship, the digital divide, online games, and virtual and augmented realities; Follows a thematic structure, allowing readers to access the text at any point, based on their interests; Accompanying resources provide a wealth of related online content"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Telecommunication -- History
Digital electronics -- History
Computers -- History
Information technology -- History
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Telecommunications.
Computers
Digital electronics
Information technology
Telecommunication
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2011044479
ISBN 9781444360837
1444360833
1283426536
9781283426534