Net Locality
Why Location Matters in a Networked World
Published on 10. February 2011
200 pages
978-1-4443-4064-8 (ISBN)
Description
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 Google Maps, to location-based social networks and games, such as Foursquare and facebook.
* Warns of the threats these technologies, such as data surveillance, present to our sense of privacy, while also outlining the opportunities for pro-social developments.
* Provides a theory of the web in the context of the history of emerging technologies, from GeoCities to GPS, Wi-Fi, Wiki Me, and Google Android.
Reviews / Votes
"In this regard, the present book is undoubtedly a fine posthumoussupport of the work of this visionary Thinker." (Regional Studies, 1 November 2011) "Gordon and Souza e Silva posit that human understanding oflocation must refer not just to physical spaces but also toWeb-based information linked to these spaces. They consider thisinformation intrinsic to the cultural and social construction ofspace...They explore personal, social, and cultural implicationsand consequences of this "networked locality," including impacts onsocial interaction, urban living and community, and conceptions ofprivacy. Endnotes and references appear at the conclusion of eachchapter. Summing up: Recommended. All levels/libraries." (Choice, 1October 2011)"Net Locality is a superb and thought-provoking guide to themerging of communication, information and location." Steve Jones, University of Illinois at Chicago "If anyone still believes in the death of distance, now there is adefinite response. Gordon and de Souza e Silva not only confirmthat place continues to matter, they also dismantle the oldphysical/virtual dichotomy and clarify the relationship betweenbits and atoms." Marcus Foth, Queensland University of Technology "Services such as Facebook Places, Foursquare, Glympse,Loopt, WikiMe, GeoGraffiti, and Google Maps and dozens of othersmean that we can attach information to locations, discover newdimensions to the world around us and engage in social networkingvia mobile devices, recalibrating our privacy as we go along. Gordon and de Souza e Silva's work helps us to understand howlocation-based services will change our daily lives." Rich Ling, IT University of CopenhagenMore details
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Persons
Eric Gordon is Associate Professor of New Media at EmersonCollege in Boston. He is the author of The Urban Spectator:American Concept-cities from Kodak to Google (2010) and he isthe director of the Engagement Game Lab, where he designs andstudies digital games that enhance local civic engagement.
Adriana de Souza e Silva is Associate Professor at the ITUniversity of Copenhagen in the Design, Culture, Mobility, andCommunication (DCMC) research group, and Associate Professor ofCommunication at North Carolina State University. She is theco-editor (with Daniel M. Sutko) of the book Digital Cityscapes:Merging Digital and Urban Playspaces (2009) and affiliatedfaculty with the NCSU Digital Games Research Center.
Content
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1: Maps.
2: Mobile Annotations.
3: Social Networks and Games.
4: Urban Space.
5: Community.
6: Privacy.
7: Globalization.
8 Conclusion.
Index.
