Net Locality: Why Location Matters in a Networked World

by Eric Gordon, Adriana de Souza e Silva

Overview

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 online maps to location-based social networks and games
• Warns of the dangers that these technologies can present while also outlining the opportunities and the potential for pro-social developments
• Provides a theory of the web, not just mobile devices

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781444340655
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/21/2011
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Eric Gordon is Associate Professor of New Media at Emerson College. He is the author of The Urban Spectator: American Concept Cities from Kodak to Google (2010) and was the recipient of a MacArthur Digital Media and Learning award and the Knight Foundation’s Technology for Engagement grant to build and research digital games that enhance local civic engagement.

Adriana de Souza e Silva is Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen at 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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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.

Dedication.

Introduction.

Chapter 1: Maps.

Chapter 2: Mobile Annotations.

Chapter 3: Social Networks and Games.

Chapter 4: Urban Space.

Chapter 5: Community.

Chapter 6: Privacy.

Chapter 7: Globalization.

Conclusion.