{"product_id":"digital-universe-isbn-9781119630944","title":"Digital Universe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn illuminating examination of the benefits and drawbacks of global, digital communication \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this newly revised Second Edition of \u003ci\u003eDigital Universe: The Global Telecommunication Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, journalism and digital telecommunication expert Peter B. Seel delivers a fascinating and insightful exploration of digital communication technologies and their substantial effects on contemporary life. This book traces the evolution of digital information and communication tools used around the world, from undersea telegraph  cables to the newest mobile phones. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDigital Universe\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to important inventors, scientists, artists, and thinkers in its discussions of the history and socio-cultural effects of technology adoption. It offers an accessible tour of the global digital universe and provides new perspectives and critical observations on mediated human communication. The book also includes:  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to digital communication, the internet, and the origins of the world wide web \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive explorations of telecommunication and media convergence, including the profound effects of the adoption of wired and wireless technologies worldwide \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical discussions of internet control, cyberculture, and dystopian views -- including online censorship, the loss of personal privacy, surveillance capitalism, increasing data hacks, and cyberwarfare \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe book introduces an original concept, the Tao of Technology, that encourages readers to adopt an enhanced worldview of informed ambivalence toward the diffusion of new telecommunication technologies \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new chapter on artificial intelligence (A.I.) explores its application in global telecommunication and examines the biases introduced by its creators \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn-depth examinations of new technologies, including alternative digital realities such as virtual and augmented realties, and their potential effects on the future of digital communication \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for undergraduate and graduate students in journalism, technical communication, speech communication, technology history, sociology, anthropology, computer information systems, and education; it provides the latest data on innovations in telecommunication. The second edition of \u003ci\u003eDigital Universe: The Global Telecommunication Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e will be an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in the evolution of the internet, new telecommunication technologies, communication privacy and surveillance, the rise of social media, and the consequences of the diffusion of information and communication technologies. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms and Abbreviations xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction and Framing 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Immersion in the Digital Universe 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Future of Moore’s Law in the Digital Universe 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Critical Perspectives 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Internet and Web History 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Origins of the Internet 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Internet Evolution 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Web 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Global Telecommunication and Media Convergence 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Telecommunication and the “Flat” World 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Wired and Wireless Technologies 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Digital Media Convergence 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Internet Control, Cyberculture, and Dystopian Views 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Public and Private Internet 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Censorship and Global Cyberculture 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Privacy and Surveillance 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V New Communication Technologies and the Future 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Artificial Intelligence and Telecommunication 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Alternative Digital Realties 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Future of the Digital Universe 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 252 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter B. Seel, Ph.D.,\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University in the United States. He has taught new communication technologies, video production, digital photography, documentary film, and has extensive professional experience as a photojournalist and medical documentary producer. He is the co-author of two books and numerous articles on digital television and new media technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn illuminating examination of the benefits and drawbacks of global, digital communication\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this newly revised second edition of \u003ci\u003eDigital Universe: The Global Telecommunication Revolution, \u003c\/i\u003ejournalism and digital telecommunication expert Peter B. Seel delivers a fascinating and insightful exploration of digital communication technologies and their substantial effects on contemporary life. This book traces the evolution of digital information and communication tools used around the world, from undersea telegraph cables to the newest mobile phones. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDigital Universe\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to important inventors, scientists, artists, and thinkers in its discussions of the history and socio-cultural effects of technology adoption. It offers an accessible tour of the global digital universe and provides new perspectives and critical observations on mediated human communication. The book also includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to digital communication, the internet, and the origins of the  world wide web\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive explorations of telecommunication and media convergence, including the profound effects of the adoption of wired and wireless technologies worldwide\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical discussions of internet control, cyberculture, and dystopian views — including online  censorship, the loss of personal privacy, surveillance capitalism, increasing data hacks,  and cyberwarfare\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe book introduces an original concept, the Tao of Technology, that encourages readers to  adopt an enhanced worldview of informed ambivalence toward the diffusion of new  telecommunication technologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new chapter on artificial intelligence (A.I.) explores its application in global telecommunication  and examines the biases introduced by its creators\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn-depth examinations of new technologies, including alternative digital realities such as virtual  and augmented realties, and their potential effects on the future of digital communication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for undergraduate and graduate students in journalism, technical communication, speech communication, technology history, sociology, anthropology, computer information systems, and education; it provides the latest data on innovations in telecommunication. 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