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OverviewThe vast, international web of computer networks that is the Internet offers millions of users the opportunity to exchange electronic mail, photographs and sound clips, to search databases for books, CDs, cars and term papers, to participate in real-time audio- and video-conferencing and to shop for products both virtual and physical. This conglomerate of links, hyperlinks and virtual links is not just a technology for computers - it is a medium for communication. The convergence of computer and communication technologies creates a social convergence as well. People meet in chat rooms and discussion groups to converse on everything from auto mechanics to post-modern art. Networked groups form virtually and on-the-fly, as common interests dictate. Like interpersonal communication, the networks are participatory, their content made up by the audience and like mass-mediated communication, they involve large audiences. But the networks are neither purely interpersonal nor purely mass. This book addresses the mutual influences between information technology and group formation development, to assess the impact of computer-mediated communications on both work and play. Areas discussed include the growth and features of the Internet, network norms and experiences and the essential nature of network communication. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Fay Sudweeks , Margaret L. McLaughlin , Sheizaf Rafaeli (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) , Ronald E. RicePublisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.60cm Weight: 0.522kg ISBN: 9780262692069ISBN 10: 0262692066 Pages: 333 Publication Date: 26 February 1998 Recommended Age: From 18 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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