Beyond the Blogosphere
Information and its Children
1st Edition
Published on 7. December 2011
288 pages
978-0-313-39288-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book looks at questions and answers pertaining to the organization, usage, and ownership of information in the Internet age-and the impact of shifting attitudes towards information ownership on creative endeavors.
In the competing traditions of Marshall McLuhan and Langdon Winner, authors Aaron Barlow and Robert Leston take readers on a revealing tour of the Internet after the explosion of the blogosphere and social media. In the world Beyond the Blogosphere, information has surpassed its limits, the distinction between public and private selves has collapsed, information is more untrustworthy than it ever was before, and technology has exhibited a growth and a desire that may soon exceed human control.
As Langdon Winner pointed out long ago, "tools have politics." In an eye-opening journey that navigates the nuances of the cultural impact the internet is having on daily life, Barlow and Leston examine the culture of participation in order to urge others to reconsider the view that the Internet is merely a platform or a set of tools that humans use to suit their own desires. Provocative and engaging, Beyond the Blogosphere stands as a challenge on how to rethink the Internet so that it doesn't out-think us.
In the competing traditions of Marshall McLuhan and Langdon Winner, authors Aaron Barlow and Robert Leston take readers on a revealing tour of the Internet after the explosion of the blogosphere and social media. In the world Beyond the Blogosphere, information has surpassed its limits, the distinction between public and private selves has collapsed, information is more untrustworthy than it ever was before, and technology has exhibited a growth and a desire that may soon exceed human control.
As Langdon Winner pointed out long ago, "tools have politics." In an eye-opening journey that navigates the nuances of the cultural impact the internet is having on daily life, Barlow and Leston examine the culture of participation in order to urge others to reconsider the view that the Internet is merely a platform or a set of tools that humans use to suit their own desires. Provocative and engaging, Beyond the Blogosphere stands as a challenge on how to rethink the Internet so that it doesn't out-think us.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN-13
978-0-313-39288-7 (9780313392887)
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Book
12/2011
Praeger Publishers Inc
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Persons
Aaron Barlow is associate professor of English at New York City College of Technology.
Robert Leston is assistant professor of English at New York City College of Technology.
Robert Leston is assistant professor of English at New York City College of Technology.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. For the Love of Zoe
2. Knowledge and Beauty, Perceptions and Contexts
3. Intellectual Property in a Digital Age
4. Smart Mobs or Mobs Rule?
5. Getting Savvy, or Draining the Information Swamps
6. The Fault of Epimetheus
7. Education Amid the Digital Revolution
8. The Excess of the Internet and the Waste of Information
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
1. For the Love of Zoe
2. Knowledge and Beauty, Perceptions and Contexts
3. Intellectual Property in a Digital Age
4. Smart Mobs or Mobs Rule?
5. Getting Savvy, or Draining the Information Swamps
6. The Fault of Epimetheus
7. Education Amid the Digital Revolution
8. The Excess of the Internet and the Waste of Information
Notes
Bibliography
Index
