The new media invasion : digital technologies and the world they unmake / John David Ebert.

Author/creator Ebert, John David, 1968-
Format Book
Publication InfoJefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., ©2011.
Descriptionxi, 219 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Information technology--Social aspects.
Digital media--Social aspects.
Internet--Social aspects.
Technology and civilization.
Civilization, Modern--21st century.

Contents Amazon.com, the Kindle, and the collapse of the book industry -- YouTube and the twilight of copyright -- On Facebook we're all being flattened together -- Wikipedia, or, The catastrophe of knowledge -- WikiLeaks and the death of culture -- On the metaphysics of Google Earth -- The mythology and metaphysics of the Macintosh -- Digital photography and the end of the visionary image -- How cell phones disrupt the flows -- The killing eye : video games, surrogate violence, and the dismantling of social machines -- Robots, drones, and the disappearance of the human being -- A few words on the Ovei Pod and the end of history.
Abstract "This study explores how Internet entities like Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, Wikipedia, and Google, and gadgets such as digital cameras, cell phones, video games, robots, drones, and all things MacIntosh have affected everything from the book industry and copyright law to how we conduct social relationships and consider knowledge"--Provided by publisher.
Local noteLittle-356423--3051310589080
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011034854
ISBN9780786465606 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0786465603 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HM851 .E25 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold