Eric Gordon & Adriana de Souza e Silva 
Net Locality [EPUB ebook] 
Why Location Matters in a Networked World

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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.
* Provides a theory of the web in the context of the history of emerging technologies, from Geo Cities to GPS, Wi-Fi, Wiki Me, and Google Android.

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Table of Content

Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1: Maps.
2: Mobile Annotations.
3: Social Networks and Games.
4: Urban Space.
5: Community.
6: Privacy.
7: Globalization.
8 Conclusion.
Index.

About the author

Eric Gordon is Associate Professor of New Media at Emerson
College in Boston. He is the author of The Urban Spectator:
American Concept-cities from Kodak to Google (2010) and he is
the director of the Engagement Game Lab, where he designs and
studies digital games that enhance local civic engagement.
Adriana de Souza e Silva is Associate Professor at the IT
University of Copenhagen in the Design, Culture, Mobility, and
Communication (DCMC) research group, and Associate Professor of
Communication at North Carolina State University. She is the
co-editor (with Daniel M. Sutko) of the book Digital Cityscapes:
Merging Digital and Urban Playspaces (2009) and affiliated
faculty with the NCSU Digital Games Research Center.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 208 ● ISBN 9781444340655 ● File size 6.0 MB ● Publisher John Wiley & Sons ● Published 2011 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2389319 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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