Increasing attention is being paid to the political uses of the new communication technologies. Digital Democracy offers an invaluable in-depth explanation of what issues of theory and application are most important to the emergence and development of computer-mediated communication systems for political purposes. The book provides a ......
Many organizations have had to live and learn over the last twenty years over the application of information and communication technology, and new applications and pitfalls continue to arise. Information Communication Technology in Organizations gives an overview of the most important factors that determine whether the application of ICT in organizations will succeed or fail. The text pays attention to technical, organizational and economic perspectives as well as examining psychological and user perspectives. By integrating these perspectives, the text describes all of the phases of ICT in organizations: adoption, implementation, use and effects. The book includes case studies and has been written for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates of information studies, business studies and communication science.
Many organizations have had to live and learn over the last twenty years over the application of information and communication technology, and new applications and pitfalls continue to arise. Information Communication Technology in Organizations gives an overview of the most important factors that determine whether the application of ICT in organizations will succeed or fail. The text pays attention to technical, organizational and economic perspectives as well as examining psychological and user perspectives. By integrating these perspectives, the text describes all of the phases of ICT in organizations: adoption, implementation, use and effects. The book includes case studies and has been written for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates of information studies, business studies and communication science.
The Network Society is a clear, engaging guide to the past, consequences and future of digital communication, and forms a comprehensive introduction to how new media functions in contemporary society. Integrating both face-to-face and online communication, the fourth edition explores crucial new issues and challenges in today's digital media ecology, in doing so exploring the centrality of power to understanding life in the network society. Featuring: The rise of the 'data economy' The increasing importance of artificial intelligence. big data and robotics The growth of Internet platforms and how to regulate big tech. New coverage of disinformation and fake news, including deep fake videos Updates to the story of digital youth culture, as a foreshadow of future new media use With examples, cases and real-world applications, this is the essential guide for digital and new media students seeking to understand a diverse, fast-moving field.
The Network Society is a clear, engaging guide to the past, consequences and future of digital communication, and forms a comprehensive introduction to how new media functions in contemporary society. Integrating both face-to-face and online communication, the fourth edition explores crucial new issues and challenges in today's digital media ecology, in doing so exploring the centrality of power to understanding life in the network society. Featuring: The rise of the 'data economy' The increasing importance of artificial intelligence. big data and robotics The growth of Internet platforms and how to regulate big tech. New coverage of disinformation and fake news, including deep fake videos Updates to the story of digital youth culture, as a foreshadow of future new media use With examples, cases and real-world applications, this is the essential guide for digital and new media students seeking to understand a diverse, fast-moving field.
