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Demystifying the Internet's social and political impact.

Recommendation: Digital Mythologies provides a balanced and insightful analysis of the impact of the internet on our lives. Valovic offers an insider look into the complexities of the internet industry and explores the social and political implications of the internet. This book is perfect for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the impact of the internet on our contemporary culture.

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ISBN: 9780813527543
Date of Publication: 1999-12-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Science, Personal Development, Sociology
Related Topics: Computers, Social Issues
Goodreads rating: 3.6
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Surf the web. Ride the information highway. Log on to the future. Corporate ad campaigns like these have become pervasive in the 1990s. You're either online, or you're falling behind the times-at least, that's what the media tells us. Ever since the 1990s, when the Internet gained widespread popularity, it has been heralded as one of the best things ever to happen to technology and communications. Commentators expected it to revolutionize how we communicate, do business, and educate our children. Conversely, other pundits have vehemently attacked this technology. Naysayers of "cyberlife" emerged with their warnings of how the Net provides an uncensored, round-the-clock venue for pornography, for inaccurate, simplified information, and is rife with opportunities to violate our right to privacy. In Digital Mythologies, Thomas Valovic hopes to raise the level of discussion by giving a full and balanced picture of how the Net affects our lives. Digital Mythologies, a collection of Valovic's essays, asks hard questions about where computer and communications technology is taking us. Through anecdotes drawn from his experiences as former editor-in-chief of Telecommunications magazine, the author gives readers an insider's peek behind the scenes of the Internet industry. He explores the underlying social and political implications of the Internet and its associated technologies, based on his contention that the cyberspace experience is far more complex than is commonly assumed. Valovic explores these hidden complexities, and points to fascinating connections between the Internet and our contemporary culture.
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Demystifying the Internet's social and political impact.

Recommendation: Digital Mythologies provides a balanced and insightful analysis of the impact of the internet on our lives. Valovic offers an insider look into the complexities of the internet industry and explores the social and political implications of the internet. This book is perfect for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the impact of the internet on our contemporary culture.

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