Digital universe : the global telecommunication revolution /: the global telecommunication revolution. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter B. Seel.
• Other Names: Seel, Peter Benjamin
• Contents: Preface vii Acknowledgments ix Some Key Terms xi Part I Introduction and Framing 1 1 The Digital Universe: A "Quick-Start" Introduction 3 2 Thinking About Moore's Law 14 3 Critical Perspectives 25 Part II Internet and Web History 41 4 Origins of the Internet 43 5 Internet Evolution 64 6 The Web 82 Part III Telecommunication and Media Convergence 103 7 Telecommunication and the "Flat" World 105 8 Digital Media Convergence 127 Part IV Internet Control, Cyberculture, and Dystopian Views 143 9 The Public and Private Internet 145 10 Censorship and Global Cyberculture 168 11 The Dark Side 186 Part V New Communication Technologies and the Future 205 12 Wired and Wireless Technologies 207 13 Virtual and Augmented Worlds 226 14 The Future of the Digital Universe 253 Index 270
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (352 pages)
• Subjects: 621.382; Telecommunication -- History; Digital electronics -- History; Computers -- History; Information technology -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781444360844
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