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OverviewA revealing exploration of surprising, longstanding link between pornography and the evolution of mass communication From cave painting to photography to the internet, pornography has always been at the cutting edge in adopting and exploiting new developments in mass communication. And in so doing, it has helped to promote and propel those developments in ways that are rarely acknowledged. Without pornography, the internet would not have grown so quickly. The e-commerce payment systems that are now commonplace would be at a far more primitive stage security and usability. Without video streaming software developed for pornography sites, CNN would be struggling to deliver news clips. Without advertising from sex sites, Google could not have afforded YouTube, and on it goes. With a sharp intelligence, dry wit and virtuosic grasp of the interweaving stories of science, art, commerce and the taboo, Patchen Barss breaks the embarrassed silence to tell the history of what's really been driving communications technology - and where it will drive it next. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Patchen BarssPublisher: University of Queensland Press Imprint: University of Queensland Press Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.70cm Weight: 0.395kg ISBN: 9780702238666ISBN 10: 070223866 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 25 October 2010 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAuthors Bio, not available Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |