{"product_id":"digital-universe-isbn-9781405153294","title":"Digital Universe","description":"For the student and general reader, a tour of the digital universe that offers critical observations and new perspectives on human communication and intelligence. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the development and diffusion of digital information and communication technologies, providing an analysis of trans-cultural effects among developed and developing nations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a balanced analysis of the pros and cons of the adoption and diffusion of digital technologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores privacy, censorship, the digital divide, online games, and virtual and augmented realities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFollows a thematic structure, allowing readers to access the text at any point, based on their interests\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccompanying resources provide a wealth of related online content\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface vii  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Key Terms xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction and Framing 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Digital Universe: A \"Quick-Start\" Introduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Thinking About Moore's Law 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Critical Perspectives 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Internet and Web History 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Origins of the Internet 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Internet Evolution 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Web 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Telecommunication and Media Convergence 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Telecommunication and the \"Flat\" World 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Digital Media Convergence 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Internet Control, Cyberculture, and Dystopian Views 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Public and Private Internet 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Censorship and Global Cyberculture 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Dark Side 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V New Communication Technologies and the Future 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Wired and Wireless Technologies 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Virtual and Augmented Worlds 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Future of the Digital Universe 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 270\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNamed CHOICE Outstanding Title for 2012\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “There are some really nice touches in this book. It is well written. The cases are accessible and relevant. The tables, lists, and some of the figures lucidly present taxonomies and provide chronological information on important topics.”  (\u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Communication\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 August 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Summing Up: Highly recommended.  All readership levels.  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 August 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter B. Seel\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the Department of Journalism and Technical Communication at Colorado State University, where he teaches new communication technologies, video production, digital photography, and documentary film. Dr. Seel is the co-author of two books and many articles on digital television and new media technologies.  \u003ci\u003eDigital Universe\u003c\/i\u003e traces the evolution of digital information and communication tools used worldwide, from Morse’s telegraph to the emergence of mobile phones as personal computers, and their seismic effects on society. Critical perspectives of the diffusion of these technologies are explored, including the “dark side” of the Internet; privacy, piracy, censorship and the digital divide, as well as the advent of online games, and virtual and augmented realities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThis illuminating text introduces readers to important inventors, scientists, artists, and critics, offering a unique blend of technology, its socio-cultural effects, its history, and the human face of invention and criticism. This is more than a how-to book, it is an empowering  tour of the digital universe offering critical observations and new perspectives on human communication and intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e  “Digital Universe takes the reader into the lives and labs of the pioneers of communication technology, helping us understand the struggles, unexpected successes \u0026amp; failures, and the connections among technologies. This book provides one of the richest sets of technology histories that have been compiled into a single volume.\u003cbr\u003e - \u003ci\u003eAugust Grant, University of South Carolina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e“In his ground-breaking new book, Peter B. Seel humanizes the story of telecommunication technology and its consequences.  Providing a global perspective, Digital Universe thoughtfully examines the social impact of information and communication technologies from YouTube to augmented reality.”\u003cbr\u003e - \u003ci\u003eJohn V. 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