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Book SynopsisThe story of the man who instigated the work that led to the internet—and shifted our understanding of what computers could be. Behind every great revolution is a vision, and behind perhaps the greatest revolution of our time is the vision of J.C.R. Licklider. He did not design the first personal computers or write the software that ran on them, nor was he involved in the legendary early companies that brought them to the forefront of our everyday experience. He was instead a relentless visionary who saw the potential in the way that individuals could interact with computers and software. At a time when computers were a short step removed from mechanical data processors, Licklider was writing treatises on “human-computer symbiosis,” “computers as communication devices,” and a now not-so-unfamiliar “Intergalactic Network.” His ideas became so influential, his passion so contagious, that author M. Mitchell Waldrop calls him “computing’s Johnny Appleseed.” In a simultaneously compelling personal narrative and comprehensive historical exposition, Waldrop tells the story of the man who not only instigated the work that led to the internet, but also shifted our understanding of what computers were and could be. This Stripe Press edition also includes the original texts of Licklider’s three most influential writings: “Man-Computer Symbiosis” (1960), which outlines the vision that led to the personal computer revolution of the 1970s; his “Intergalactic Network” memo (1963), which outlines the vision that inspired the internet; and “The Computer as a Communication Device” (1968, coauthored with Robert Taylor), which amplifies his vision for what the network could become.Trade Review“When people ask me about Xerox Parc, I always tell them about J. C. R. Licklider "Lick" and how he formed the ARPA Information Processing Techniques Office in 1962 and started the great research funding for interactive computing and pervasive worldwide networks that has resulted in most of the technology we use today: both via the inventions of the eventually 16 or so ARPA projects at various universities and think tanks, and by creating the next generations of computing researchers, many of whom became the founders and mainstays of Xerox Parc. The top book I recommend to read about this large process that stretched over 20 years is The Dream Machine by M. Mitchell Waldrop. It is the most accurate, has the most detail, and has the best organization and writing. He is able to admirably catch many of the most important parts of both the history and the spirit of the many headed research and engineering processes that together created our interactive networked information world. ” —Alan Kay, computer scientist and A.M. Turing Award recipient “The Dream Machine works admirably as an exploration of the intellectual and political roots of the rise of modern computing. It's an ambitious and worthwhile addition to the history of science. ” —San Francisco Chronicle “ A masterpiece! A mesmerizing but balanced and comprehensive look at the making of the information revolution the people, the ideas, the tensions, and the hurdles. And on top of that, it is beautifully written. ” —John Seely Brown, former director of Xerox PARC, coauthor of The Social Life of Information “A sprawling history of the ideas, individuals, and groups of people that got us from punch cards to personal computers… comprehensive… impressive… [and] compelling.” —The New York Times Book Review “The story is fascinating, played out in almost 500 pages of engrossing politics, personalities, and passions. This is not a casual read—but for those who want the whole story, well told, it is a very good one.” —Wired “A sweeping history of personal computing, made vivid by rich detail.” —The St. Louis Post-Dispatch “A well-reported story about the overwhelming power of vision and tenacity.” —USA Today “An informative and engaging history.” —Library JournalTable of ContentsPrologue: Tracy’s dadChapter 1: Missouri boysChapter 2: The last transitionChapter 3: New kinds of peopleChapter 4: The freedom to make mistakesChapter 5: The tale of the fig tree and the waspChapter 6: The phenomena surrounding computersChapter 7: The intergalactic networkChapter 8: Living in the futureChapter 9: Lick’s kidsAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndexAddendum

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Book SynopsisIn this radical and visionary new book, McKenzie Wark argues that the all-pervasive presence of data in our networked society has given rise to a new mode of production, one not ruled over by capitalists and their factories but by those who own and control the flow of information. Yet, if this is not capitalism anymore, could it be something worse? What if the world we're living in is more dystopian than the techno utopias of the Silicon Valley imagination? And, if this is the case, how do we find a way out? Capital Is Dead offers not only the theoretical tools to analyse this new world of information, but the ones to change it, too.Drawing on the writings of the Situationists and a range of contemporary theorists, Wark offers a vast panorama of the contemporary condition and the classes that control it.Trade ReviewOne book from which I drew much courage that I was not wrong to believe that something more fundamental was in play, and that capitalism itself was in question, is McKenzie Wark's 2019 exquisite Capital is Dead: Is This Something Worse? I cannot recommend it too strongly. Many of my ideas resonated loudly with hers. -- Yanis VaroufakisA provocative and compelling exploration of our digital world as it crashes towards ecological disaster. Counter-intuitive, insightful, and imaginative, Capital is Dead is a timely reminder that there are things worse than capitalism - and we may just be living through them. -- Nick SrnicekMcKenzie Wark's call for an experimental, vulgar form of revolutionary approach to digital commodification is a challenging read, full of provocative observation. -- Andy Hedgecock * Morning Star *Wark has long been a brilliant scholar of Marxism, Situationism and Poststructuralism, rewriting the canon of critical theory. -- Dave Beech * Art Monthly *Wark takes a flamethrower to these ideas through a reading of Marx that burns away the metaphors of phantasmagorical fetishes, such as the commodity form, the spectacle, and false consciousness, that have occupied much critical theory to date. -- Vince Carducci * Popmatters *Thoughtful and compelling. -- Garrett Pierman * Marx & Philosophy *

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Book SynopsisHow and why the US government gave up its control of ICANN, the global coordinator of internet names, numbers, and protocols?and what the geopolitical consequences were.In 1997 the United States decided that the Internet should be governed not by governments but by something called the ?global Internet community.? In Declaring Independence in Cyberspace, Milton Mueller tells the story of why it took 20 years of organizational and geopolitical struggle to make that happen.ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), created in 1998, was the US government?s answer to the question of who would control the Internet registries?a key part of the Internet infrastructure supporting domain names, network numbers, IP addresses, and other protocol parameters. Originally, ICANN was a bold institutional innovation based on a vision of Internet governance that was thoroughly globalized and independent of nation-states. Declaring Independence in Cyberspace explains where this vision came from, the problems posed by its implementation, and the organization?s near-self destruction in its first five years.The US government refused to let go of ICANN for 15 years, triggering geopolitical conflicts over sovereignty and US power. Mueller details why, what prompted its change of heart, and how the problem of making ICANN accountable to its community in the absence of US government control sparked a political battle in Washington. His account gets to the very heart of a pressing question with profound global implications: Is state sovereignty the immutable foundation of global governance, or do new technological capabilities change the model?

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Book SynopsisThis practical guide not only shows you how to search, analyze, and explore data with Elasticsearch, but also helps you deal with the complexities of human language, geolocation, and relationships.

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Book SynopsisTechnology is reshaping geopolitics, with winners and losers globally. "The Great Tech Game" highlights key drivers for nations to succeed, stressing strategic planning and new capabilities. It delves into managing state and non-state actors in the tech race and questions digital colonialism's inevitability.

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Book SynopsisOur gadgets are getting smarter. Technology can log what we buy, customize what we consume and enable us to save and share every aspect of our existence. In the future, we''re told, it will even make public life - from how we''re governed to how we record crime - better. But can the digital age fix everything? Should it? By quantifying our behaviour, Evgeny Morozov argues, we are profoundly reshaping society - and risk losing the opacity and imperfection that make us human.Trade ReviewIf you've ever had the niggling feeling, as you spoon down your google, that there's no such thing as a free lunch, Morozov's book will tell you how you might end up paying for it -- Brian EnoA clear voice of reason and critical thinking in the middle of today's neomania -- Nassim Taleb, author of 'The Black Swan'

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Book SynopsisIn just a decade and half Jack Ma, a man who rose from humble beginnings and started his career as an English teacher, founded and built Alibaba into the second largest Internet company in the world. The company’s $25 billion IPO in 2014 was the world’s largest, valuing the company more than Facebook or Coca Cola. Alibaba today runs the e-commerce services that hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers depend on every day, providing employment and income for tens of millions more. A Rockefeller of his age, Jack has become an icon for the country’s booming private sector, and as the face of the new, consumerist China is courted by heads of state and CEOs from around the world.Granted unprecedented access to a wealth of new material including exclusive interviews, Clark draws on his own first-hand experience of key figures integral to Alibaba’s rise to create an authoritative, compelling narrative account of how Alibaba and its charismatic creator have transformed the way that Chinese exercise their new found economic freedom, inspiring entrepreneurs around the world and infuriating others, turning the tables on the Silicon Valley giants who have tried to stand in his way. Duncan explores vital questions about the company’s past, present, and future: How, from such unremarkable origins, did Jack Ma build Alibaba? What explains his relentless drive and his ability to outsmart his competitors? With over 80% of China’s e-commerce market, how long can the company hope to maintain its dominance? As the company sets its sights on the country’s financial and media markets, are there limits to Alibaba’s ambitions, or will the Chinese government act to curtail them? And as it set up shop from LA and San Francisco to Seattle, how will Alibaba grow its presence and investments in the US and other international markets?Clark tells Alibaba’s tale within the wider story of China’s economic explosion—the rise of the private sector and the expansion of Internet usage—that haver powered the country’s rise to become the world’s second largest economy and largest Internet population, twice the size of the United States. He also explores the political and social context for these momentous changes. An expert insider with unrivaled connections, Clark has a deep understanding of Chinese business mindset. He illuminates an unlikely corporate titan as never before, and examines the key role his company has played in transforming China while increasing its power and presence worldwide.Trade Review"Anybody who thinks the Chinese just copy or steal technology from the West should read this book and think again. Jack Ma is part Bill Gates, part Steve Jobs, part Larry Page, part Sergei Brin, and part Mark Zuckerberg all rolled into one." -- Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP "Useful, business-minded reporting on an unconventional corporate magnate, containing both corporate and human-interest perspectives." -- Kirkus "This absorbing and well-written portrayal of Ma's character, and his role in Alibaba's development will appeal to a wide range of readers." -- Library Journal "A clean and compelling narrative...[Clark] tells the story with flair." -- Wall Street Journal "A fascinating new book." -- The Economist "A must-read for anyone hoping to navigate China's new economy". -- Financial Times

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 • Why We Need Film and Series Suggestions 2 • How Algorithmic Recommender Systems Work 3 • Developing Netflix's Recommendation Algorithms 4 • Unpacking Netflix's Myth of Big Data 5 • How Real People Choose Films and Series Afterword: Robot Critics vs. Human Experts Appendix. Designing the Empirical Audience Study Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhat the f*ck is the Cloud, and how does it even work?Ah, The Cloud. It's such a useful bit of tech jargon isn't it? The kind that's casually thrown around in work meetings by bosses who (kind of) understand and maybe even at the nerdier type of dinner or drinks parties. People joke about the cloud while others take it for granted and some worry about this mysterious entity where all of our data is stored, accessible at the touch of a screen from anywhere on Earth. But what even is the cloud, and for that matter, where is the cloud?Join us on a journey from the very first iterations of the internet that we know and (sometimes) love, all the way through thorny issues of data collection and storage (weren't we all fooled by the 'ten years on' social media trend, even as we rely on cloud-stored photos of cats to cheer us up?) and discover the mysterious place where The Cloud ominously hovers.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewCo-Winner of the 2016 Schumpeter Prize Competition, International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society "Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the broader context in which the explosion of Internet-related innovation occurred."--Marc Levinson, Wall Street Journal "A welcome, well-conceived contribution to the history of technology."--Kirkus "Exciting reading."--Borsen "Definitely recommended."--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "This is the best book yet about the rise of the Internet."--David Warsh, Economic Principals "[A] detailed history of the Internet."--Foreign Affairs "Immensely informative."--Philadelphia Inquirer "Greenstein is not simply telling a colorful and important story. His analysis systematically explores why innovation and commercialization of the Internet emerged and evolved as it did and why innovation from the edges thrived and was so important."--Jonathan David Aronson, Journal of CommunicationTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION 1 1 Ubiquitous Clicks and How It All Started 3 THE TRANSITION 31 2 The White House Did Not Call 33 3 Honest Policy Wonks 65 4 A Taste of Champaign 97 5 Unleashing Commercial Iconoclasts 130 THE BLOSSOMING 157 6 How Not to Start a Gold Rush 159 7 Platforms at the Core and Periphery 187 8 Overcoming Two Conundrums 215 9 Virulent Word of Mouse 243 10 Capital Deepening and Complements 272 EXPLORATION AND RENEWAL 301 11 Bill Votes with a Veto 303 12 Internet Exceptionalism Runs Rampant 335 13 The Paradox of the Prevailing View 365 14 The High Cost of a Cheap Lesson in Wireless Access 392 EPILOGUE 417 15 Enabling Innovation from the Edges 419 Acknowledgments 443 References 447 Index 465

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Book SynopsisWhat the f*ck is 5G, and how does it even work?The world loves 4G phones, tablets and other gizmos and we take the tech for granted...but when that 4 grew up into the next-gen 5, it seems everyone perked up and started caring about phone networking tech. Journalists journaled, politicians, er, politicked, and tin-foil hat wearers reached for the extra-thick reinforced foil. Why all this fuss? Believe it or not, 5G could change the way you live. Because though it seems like smartphones are only good for tiktok and texting, 5G has the power to revolutionise how we interact with public spaces - from concerts and gigs to coffee shops, paving the way for foundational tech like virtual and augmented reality. This book will explain this missing radio link that will propel us into the future of self-driving cars and VR. Oh, and along the way we'll explore why 5G and coronavirus are very definitely and completely, utterly, not the same thing

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Book SynopsisWhat the f*ck is the Dark Web, and how does it even work?Whether it's from dodgy acronym-titled crime shows to news stories designed to terrify you down to your socks we've all heard about sites like Silk Road and the ways criminals use cryptocurrency online. But did you know that among the various shady corners of the dark web you can also find portals to the BBC and Facebook?The thing is even the way the everyday internet works is a mystery to us and its darkest corners are, of course, more deeply shrouded. So, let's go on a journey from the birth of the Net through the strangest dark services - need a hitman to bump off your superfluous...er...beloved spouse? - to the surprisingly positive uses of dark technology, including dodging the watchful eye of oppressive censors.Over half of us can't remember a time before the internet - and for the rest it's increasingly difficult to imagine life without the damn thing! It's about time we understood more about it and we can start with the question: What The Fuck is The Dark Web?

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Book SynopsisAn essential introduction and guide to navigating the next Internet revolution—everything from the metaverse and NFTs to DAOs, decentralized finance, and self-sovereign identity—from the co-author of the international bestseller Blockchain Revolution.The Web, and with it the Internet, are entering a new age.Trade Review"Web3 will have a profound impact on the global economy and our society. Alex Tapscott has once again stepped up with timely and essential guidance to help us navigate the tremendous change underway —and the challenges and opportunities ahead." — Dan Schulman, CEO of PayPal "Web3 is a breathtaking innovation that holds great promise but also peril for those who dismiss the future. Tapscott has written a book we need as we enter a new epoch for computing and for society." — Larry Summers, Former United States Secretary of the Treasury "With Web3, Tapscott has captured the zeitgeist. We are on the brink of an extraordinary new epoch where technology can reimagine everything. With clarity of thought and deep insights, this book explores Web3's immense potential." — Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder of Apple Inc. "Tapscott has shown again why he is one of the leading thinkers in the world of blockchain. Web3 is an erudite, plugged-in tour of an emerging future world where Internet users will be free of the shackles of big tech. An insightful, engaging read." — Jeff John Roberts, Crypto Editor at Fortune magazine "An indispensable guide to the internet's next frontier." — Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Circle “With the rise of generative AI, the metaverse and the next generation of blockchain, Web3 is now a breakthrough platform for innovators to rebuild the world of business and the global economy for a new era of prosperity. This extraordinary book shows how.” — Klaus Schwab, Chairperson of the World Economic Forum “This book will surely become an indispensable tool for understanding Web3 at a time when the dream of a more decentralized, user-controlled internet is on the cusp of becoming a mainstream reality.” — Camila Russo, Founder of The Defiant, Author of The Infinite Machine “Insightful, lively and fun to read. This book is a wonderful guide to Web3. Every person who is curious and cares about the future of commerce, culture and society should read this book.” — Yat Siu, Co-Founder of Animoca Brands “Web3 has the potential to disrupt the experience economy by merging the digital and physical worlds, enabling fast-moving companies to WIN. Tapscott's vision for the future empowers leaders to put technology to work as Web3 matures in the years to come.” — Bill McDermot, CEO of ServiceNow "Alex Tapscott does a brilliant job of dissecting the impact of Web3—how it will change power dynamics, its implications for the next generation, and where innovation must be understood rather than vilified. From one of the leading voices and thinkers in blockchain technology, this is a must-have in any library: digital or otherwise." — Angie Lau, Editor in Chief, Co-CEO of Forkast Labs

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Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Tap into the Internet of Things (IoT) with innovative projects!The Internet of Things:Do-It-Yourself at Home Projects for Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and BeagleBone Black gets you started working with the most popular processing platforms and wireless communication technologies to connect devices and systems to the Internet using sensors. You'll learn the basics of object-oriented programming and relational databases so you can complete your projects with ease.Each project features a list of required tools and components, how-to explanations with photos and illustrations, and complete programming code. Take advantage of thTable of ContentsCh 1: IntroductionCh 2: Raspberry Pi Home Temperature MeasurementsCh 3: Introduction to Object Orientation Programming (OOP) with Java Ch 4: Raspberry Pi Surveillance WebcamsCh 5: Raspberry Pi Home Weather StationCh 6: Arduino Garage Door ControllerCh 7: Arduino Irrigation ControllerCh 8: Arduino Outdoor Lighting ControllerCh 9: Beaglebone Message ControllerCh 10: BeagleBone Black with Cloud ServiceCh 11: Machine-to-Machine Demonstration Project

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Trade Review"...this practical guide is recommended to technical and nontechnical readers alike, to get a compact and to-the-point presentation of risks associated with cloud storage systems from a security and privacy perspective." --Computing ReviewsTable of Contents1. Data in the Cloud2. Applications in the Cloud3. Privacy Challenges4. Compliance5. Privacy Tools6. Best Practices7. The Future of Cloud Data Privacy and Security

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Our Perception is Biased 2. Our Vision is Optimized to See Structure 3. We Seek and Use Visual Structure 4. Our Color Vision is Limited 5. Our Peripheral Vision is Poor 6. Reading is Unnatural 7. Our Attention is Limited; Our Memory is Imperfect 8. Limits on Attention Shape Our Thought and Action 9. Recognition is Easy; Recall is Hard 10. Learning from Experience and Performing Learned Actions are Easy; Problem Solving and Calculation are Hard 11. Many Factors Affect Learning 12. Human Decision-Making is Rarely Rational 13. Our Hand-Eye Coordination Follows Laws 14. We Have Time Requirements

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Book SynopsisThe Internet of Things (IoT) is the notion that nearly everything we use, from gym shorts to streetlights, will soon be connected to the Internet; the Internet of Everything (IoE) encompasses not just objects, but the social connections, data, and processes that the IoT makes possible. Industry and financial analysts have predicted that the number of Internet-enabled devices will increase from 11 billion to upwards of 75 billion by 2020. Regardless of the number, the end result looks to be a mind-boggling explosion in Internet connected stuff. Yet, there has been relatively little attention paid to how we should go about regulating smart devices, and still less about how cybersecurity should be enhanced. Similarly, now that everything from refrigerators to stock exchanges can be connected to a ubiquitous Internet, how can we better safeguard privacy across networks and borders? Will security scale along with this increasingly crowded field? Or, will a combination of perverse incentives, increasing complexity, and new problems derail progress and exacerbate cyber insecurity? For all the press that such questions have received, the Internet of Everything remains a topic little understood or appreciated by the public.This volume demystifies our increasingly smart world, and unpacks many of the outstanding security, privacy, ethical, and policy challenges and opportunities represented by the IoE. Scott J. Shackelford provides real-world examples and straightforward discussion about how the IoE is impacting our lives, companies, and nations, and explain how it is increasingly shaping the international community in the twenty-first century. Are there any downsides of your phone being able to unlock your front door, start your car, and control your thermostat? Is your smart speaker always listening? How are other countries dealing with these issues? This book answers these questions, and more, along with offering practical guidance for how you can join the effort to help build an Internet of Everything that is as secure, private, efficient, and fun as possible.Trade ReviewThe Internet of Things will be a driving economic, political, and cultural, force throughout this century. Shackelford does an excellent job of introducing readers to the many facets and implications of this technology, from how they communicate to how they challenge the global digital ecosystem. Essential reading for anyone who needs to understand our hyperconnected future. * Bruce Schneier, Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and author of Click Here to Kill Everybody *Scott Shackelford's latest book provides an essential contribution to the vital discussion about the impact of technology on society. With reader-friendly prose, he carefully walks readers through the many cybersecurity and privacy issues that arise as we become more dependent on the Internet of Things. Rather than merely outlining the problems that we face, Shackelford presents pragmatic and well-reasoned legal and policy solutions. The Internet of Things is a must-read for policymakers, the business community, and anyone who is concerned about the future of cybersecurity. * Jeff Kosseff, author of The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet and Cybersecurity Law *Table of ContentsPreface Chapter One: Cyber-What? Chapter Two: Welcome to the Internet of Everything Chapter Three: Securing Everything: Deep Dives in Internet of Things Security Chapter Four: Governing the Internet of Everything Chapter Five: Analogizing Internet of Everything Security Chapter Six: How Can We Do Better? Finding Cyber Peace in the Internet of Everything Conclusion Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Lively and pithy, suitable for students. . . . Engaging, insightful, and useful.” * American Biology Teacher *"Fortunately, a new book from two leading academics has arrived to help arm us against the flood of deliberate attempts to sow distrust and separate us from our own senses of what’s real and not.” * Chicago Tribune *“A much-anticipated book by two leading experts of the field, Verified goes beyond defining the problem and offers readers clear advice on how to navigate a world of spin, trolls, and lies. Wonderful to see this guide published!” -- Maria Ressa, winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for work to safeguard freedom of expression“Verified is the book and mindset that society needs right now. This is, of course, assuming that you want society to survive." -- Guy Kawasaki, Host of "Remarkable People and author of The Art of the Start“As the value of information literacy becomes increasingly clear, Verified offers timely, research-based solutions to the ever-present and elusive problem of misinformation run amok.” -- Daniel Willingham, Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia, author of Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make it Easy"Verified is a sorely needed intervention into today’s chaotic, often deceitful, information environment of influencers, ChatGPT, deepfakes, viral videos, and distrust. Offering ways to combat the mindset of knee-jerk cynicism, it responds to a world in which political power, not truth seeking, has too often become the ultimate arbiter of truth. Verified will be a treasured resource for debunking internet disinformation to instructors, students, and for you (to hand to parents and skeptics)." -- André Brock, author of Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures“An indispensable guide for students and citizens of all ages and backgrounds.” -- Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University, and author of The End of History and the Last Man and Liberalism and its Discontents“This book should be required reading for students, journalists, content creators, and anyone else who regularly consumes and shares information (i.e. pretty much everyone). Rich with actionable guidance and real-world examples, Verified helps readers learn the skills to stay out of the weeds of online misinformation and find the best available evidence for any claim. I’m so grateful to Caulfield and Wineburg for creating this resource.” -- Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, author of The Wellness Trap“Verified offers an ethos that can help all of us understand and confidently use what we find online. This book belongs in every backpack, classroom, library, workplace, and home.” -- Phillip Jones, Grinnell College Libraries“Verified does more than preach against the dangers of misinformation and online mischief, it provides clear, focused strategies for navigating and researching online that should become part of every literate person’s repertoire of skills. Every educator whose students touch the web—which is to say all of us—needs this book.” -- Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, Executive Director, National Writing Project“Verified is a lifeline. With research-verified and surprisingly simple techniques, the authors show us, step-by-step, how to sift the real, useful, true information from the tsunami of online bogosity. Read it, give it to parents and their high school-age children, give it as high school graduation gifts, and please teach it at colleges and universities.” -- Howard Rheingold, internet futurist and author of "Net Smart: How to Thrive Online"“Anyone who wants to avoid being duped by all the fake news, distorted videos, and stealth ads that populate today's online universe needs this book. Verified offers a multitude of user-friendly tools for navigating our digital new world in which we cannot always trust the seemingly trustworthy sources we encounter.” -- Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, authors of "They Say, I Say" “The internet accelerated the spread of misinformation but has also given us veritable superpowers for vetting the information that we encounter. This is the genius of Caulfield and Wineburg’s approach. We don’t have to be passive dupes of online misinformation. We can use the wonders of an online world to become better information consumers than ever before.” -- Carl Bergstrom, coauthor, Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World “Caulfield and Wineburg have gone remarkably deep into how our children—and all the rest of us in America—think and learn. At the moment we are losing the battle against ignorance and misplaced assumptions, but this wonderfully written book could save us. Among many wise pieces of advice, they recommend we not only be critical thinkers, but savvy critical IGNORERS. That means learning how to detect crappy sources of information quickly and efficiently. We all need to read this.” -- Jay Mathews, education journalist“Under a deluge of disinformation and conspiracism, our modern world faces an epistemological crisis— an inability to parse reality from fiction, truth from lies. Verified offers readers the invaluable tools they need to navigate the flood; to regain clarity and attachment to the real world of facts, logic, and reason; and to restore the foundations of democratic discourse. It's essential reading for our chaotic times.” -- David Neiwert, author of The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right's Assault on American Democracy“With humor, clarity, and real-world examples, the authors illustrate both simple and nuanced strategies for making sense of an increasingly complex digital realm. Students, everyday citizens, and educators at all levels will find their varied examples relevant and applicable.” -- Andrea Baer and Daniel Kipnis, Librarians at Rowan University“As the value of information literacy becomes increasingly clear to society at large, Verified offers timely, research-based solutions to the ever-present and often elusive problem of misinformation run amok.” -- Rob Detmering and Amber Willenborg, University of Louisville“Verified will help librarians, students, and anyone else move beyond well-meaning but oversimplified checklists to be better at sifting the wheat from the chaff when looking for good information online.” -- Brad Sietz, Director LOEXTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Get Quick Context: It Can Take as Little as Thirty Seconds—Seriously! The Three Contexts “Do I Know What I’m Looking At?” Introducing SIFT Stop! (Or, How to Fail at Source-Checking Even If You’re the New York Times) Investigate the Source Find Better Coverage Trace Claims, Quotes, and Media to Their Original Context Takeaways 2 Cheap Signals: Or, How Not to Get Duped Easily Fakeable Questions Gameable Signals of Credibility First Impressions Matter . . . Except When They Don’t URLs Matter . . . Except When They Don’t What about Dot-Coms? Going Deeper: The “Org” of Dot-Org Is Big Business Nonprofit Status: “Nearly Anything Goes” Numbers That Bamboozle Links That Lead Astray Takeaways 3 Google: The Bestie You Thought You Knew Interpreting and Mining Search Results Why Seeing on the Internet Isn’t Believing Decoding Google’s Knowledge Panel Different Sources, Different Purposes Going Deeper: What Arsonist Birds Teach Us about Different Sources When Featured Snippets Get It Wrong Going Deeper: Google’s Three Vertical Dots Are a Great Hack for Lateral Reading Keywords and Inferred Intent: How to Think like Your Search Engine Keywords: The Underlying Architecture of Search Inferred Intent: Providing Google with a “Tell” Google Is a Mirror Reflecting Back What You Give It A Search Engine, Not a “Truth Engine” Takeaways 4 Lateral Reading: Using the Web to Read the Web Get off the Page! Lateral Reading: Checking Information like a Fact-Checker Why Lateral Reading Works Little Shift, Big Payoff Lateral Reading Puts You in Control Avoid Promiscuous Clicking: Practice Click Restraint The “Vibe” of the Search Engine Results Page Takeaways 5 Reading the Room: Benefiting from Expertise When You Have Only a Bit Yourself Why You Can’t “Just Do the Math” Reading the Room: Quick Assessment of a Range of Expert Views Going Deeper: Why We Call This “Reading the Room” Trust Compression, or How to Avoid Info-Cynicism Reading the Room on the Mask Issue The Perils of the Single Academic Contrarian Going Deeper: What Makes a Good Summary Source? Takeaways 6 Show Me the Evidence: Why Scholarly Sources Are Better than Promotional Materials, Newsletters, and Random Tweets What’s Peer Review? Peer Review: “The Worst Way to Judge Research, Except for All the Others” The Problem of the Single Study Literature Reviews: A Bird’s-Eye View of Multiple Studies Going Deeper: Journals That Prey on Unsuspecting Victims Real History, Fake History: How to Tell the Difference Using Google Scholar to Find Scholarly Sources The Vibe of Google Scholar’s Results Page Using Google Scholar as a Quick Reputation Check Takeaways 7 Wikipedia: Not What Your Middle School Teacher Told You What about the Mistakes? Going Deeper: Wikipedia to Britannica: “He That Is without Sin . . .” Anyone Can Change Wikipedia, Can’t They? Isn’t Wikipedia Biased? Wikipedia as a Tool for Research Using Wikipedia to Validate Sources Going Deeper: Quickly Validating a Reference from a Book Using Wikipedia for Quick Checks of Unfamiliar Websites Quick Investigation of a Claim Quick Checks of an Unfamiliar Academic Source Using Wikipedia to “Read the Scholarly Room” Using Wikipedia to Jump-Start Your Research Going Deeper: Deciphering the Hieroglyphics of a Bibliographical Reference The Messiness of Making Knowledge Takeaways 8 Video Games: The Dirty Tricks of Deceptive Video False Context Exploiting “Seeing Is Believing” Going Deeper: Online News Is Often More Credible Than You Think Falsely Implied Date Connect My Dots, or Creating a False Sense of “Research” Deceptively Cropped Video Takeaways 9 Stealth Advertising: When Ads Masquerade as News The Problem: Stealth Advertising Works A Con Is Born Newspapers Become Ad Agencies The Problem in Three Words: Conflict of Interest Disappearing Warning Labels Sponsored Propaganda Half Truths Are Not Whole Truths When Stealth Ads Move to Social Media Going Deeper: How Stealth Ads Lose Their Warning Labels Protecting Yourself in an Age of Slimy Advertising Takeaways 10 Once More with Feeling: Using Your Emotions to Find the Truth Emotion Doesn’t Know the Truth, But It Knows What You Care About Going Deeper: Man versus Machine “Compellingness” Tells Us What’s Important to Check Surprise Is a Sign Our Assumptions Might Be Wrong Why Compellingness and Surprise Beat the Checklist Going Deeper: Mutant Flowers Feeling Overwhelmed? Rethink Your Approach Takeaways 11 Conclusion: Critical Ignoring Postscript: Large Language Models, ChatGPT, and the Future of Verification Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Lively and pithy, suitable for students. . . . Engaging, insightful, and useful.” * American Biology Teacher *"Fortunately, a new book from two leading academics has arrived to help arm us against the flood of deliberate attempts to sow distrust and separate us from our own senses of what’s real and not.” * Chicago Tribune *“A much-anticipated book by two leading experts of the field, Verified goes beyond defining the problem and offers readers clear advice on how to navigate a world of spin, trolls, and lies. Wonderful to see this guide published!” -- Maria Ressa, winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for work to safeguard freedom of expression“Verified is the book and mindset that society needs right now. This is, of course, assuming that you want society to survive." -- Guy Kawasaki, Host of "Remarkable People and author of The Art of the Start“As the value of information literacy becomes increasingly clear, Verified offers timely, research-based solutions to the ever-present and elusive problem of misinformation run amok.” -- Daniel Willingham, Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia, author of Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make it Easy"Verified is a sorely needed intervention into today’s chaotic, often deceitful, information environment of influencers, ChatGPT, deepfakes, viral videos, and distrust. Offering ways to combat the mindset of knee-jerk cynicism, it responds to a world in which political power, not truth seeking, has too often become the ultimate arbiter of truth. Verified will be a treasured resource for debunking internet disinformation to instructors, students, and for you (to hand to parents and skeptics)." -- André Brock, author of Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures“An indispensable guide for students and citizens of all ages and backgrounds.” -- Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University, and author of The End of History and the Last Man and Liberalism and its Discontents“This book should be required reading for students, journalists, content creators, and anyone else who regularly consumes and shares information (i.e. pretty much everyone). Rich with actionable guidance and real-world examples, Verified helps readers learn the skills to stay out of the weeds of online misinformation and find the best available evidence for any claim. I’m so grateful to Caulfield and Wineburg for creating this resource.” -- Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, author of The Wellness Trap“Verified offers an ethos that can help all of us understand and confidently use what we find online. This book belongs in every backpack, classroom, library, workplace, and home.” -- Phillip Jones, Grinnell College Libraries“Verified does more than preach against the dangers of misinformation and online mischief, it provides clear, focused strategies for navigating and researching online that should become part of every literate person’s repertoire of skills. Every educator whose students touch the web—which is to say all of us—needs this book.” -- Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, Executive Director, National Writing Project“Verified is a lifeline. With research-verified and surprisingly simple techniques, the authors show us, step-by-step, how to sift the real, useful, true information from the tsunami of online bogosity. Read it, give it to parents and their high school-age children, give it as high school graduation gifts, and please teach it at colleges and universities.” -- Howard Rheingold, internet futurist and author of "Net Smart: How to Thrive Online"“Anyone who wants to avoid being duped by all the fake news, distorted videos, and stealth ads that populate today's online universe needs this book. Verified offers a multitude of user-friendly tools for navigating our digital new world in which we cannot always trust the seemingly trustworthy sources we encounter.” -- Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, authors of "They Say, I Say" “The internet accelerated the spread of misinformation but has also given us veritable superpowers for vetting the information that we encounter. This is the genius of Caulfield and Wineburg’s approach. We don’t have to be passive dupes of online misinformation. We can use the wonders of an online world to become better information consumers than ever before.” -- Carl Bergstrom, coauthor, Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World “Caulfield and Wineburg have gone remarkably deep into how our children—and all the rest of us in America—think and learn. At the moment we are losing the battle against ignorance and misplaced assumptions, but this wonderfully written book could save us. Among many wise pieces of advice, they recommend we not only be critical thinkers, but savvy critical IGNORERS. That means learning how to detect crappy sources of information quickly and efficiently. We all need to read this.” -- Jay Mathews, education journalist“Under a deluge of disinformation and conspiracism, our modern world faces an epistemological crisis— an inability to parse reality from fiction, truth from lies. Verified offers readers the invaluable tools they need to navigate the flood; to regain clarity and attachment to the real world of facts, logic, and reason; and to restore the foundations of democratic discourse. It's essential reading for our chaotic times.” -- David Neiwert, author of The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right's Assault on American Democracy“With humor, clarity, and real-world examples, the authors illustrate both simple and nuanced strategies for making sense of an increasingly complex digital realm. Students, everyday citizens, and educators at all levels will find their varied examples relevant and applicable.” -- Andrea Baer and Daniel Kipnis, Librarians at Rowan University“As the value of information literacy becomes increasingly clear to society at large, Verified offers timely, research-based solutions to the ever-present and often elusive problem of misinformation run amok.” -- Rob Detmering and Amber Willenborg, University of Louisville“Verified will help librarians, students, and anyone else move beyond well-meaning but oversimplified checklists to be better at sifting the wheat from the chaff when looking for good information online.” -- Brad Sietz, Director LOEXTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Get Quick Context: It Can Take as Little as Thirty Seconds—Seriously! The Three Contexts “Do I Know What I’m Looking At?” Introducing SIFT Stop! (Or, How to Fail at Source-Checking Even If You’re the New York Times) Investigate the Source Find Better Coverage Trace Claims, Quotes, and Media to Their Original Context Takeaways 2 Cheap Signals: Or, How Not to Get Duped Easily Fakeable Questions Gameable Signals of Credibility First Impressions Matter . . . Except When They Don’t URLs Matter . . . Except When They Don’t What about Dot-Coms? Going Deeper: The “Org” of Dot-Org Is Big Business Nonprofit Status: “Nearly Anything Goes” Numbers That Bamboozle Links That Lead Astray Takeaways 3 Google: The Bestie You Thought You Knew Interpreting and Mining Search Results Why Seeing on the Internet Isn’t Believing Decoding Google’s Knowledge Panel Different Sources, Different Purposes Going Deeper: What Arsonist Birds Teach Us about Different Sources When Featured Snippets Get It Wrong Going Deeper: Google’s Three Vertical Dots Are a Great Hack for Lateral Reading Keywords and Inferred Intent: How to Think like Your Search Engine Keywords: The Underlying Architecture of Search Inferred Intent: Providing Google with a “Tell” Google Is a Mirror Reflecting Back What You Give It A Search Engine, Not a “Truth Engine” Takeaways 4 Lateral Reading: Using the Web to Read the Web Get off the Page! Lateral Reading: Checking Information like a Fact-Checker Why Lateral Reading Works Little Shift, Big Payoff Lateral Reading Puts You in Control Avoid Promiscuous Clicking: Practice Click Restraint The “Vibe” of the Search Engine Results Page Takeaways 5 Reading the Room: Benefiting from Expertise When You Have Only a Bit Yourself Why You Can’t “Just Do the Math” Reading the Room: Quick Assessment of a Range of Expert Views Going Deeper: Why We Call This “Reading the Room” Trust Compression, or How to Avoid Info-Cynicism Reading the Room on the Mask Issue The Perils of the Single Academic Contrarian Going Deeper: What Makes a Good Summary Source? Takeaways 6 Show Me the Evidence: Why Scholarly Sources Are Better than Promotional Materials, Newsletters, and Random Tweets What’s Peer Review? Peer Review: “The Worst Way to Judge Research, Except for All the Others” The Problem of the Single Study Literature Reviews: A Bird’s-Eye View of Multiple Studies Going Deeper: Journals That Prey on Unsuspecting Victims Real History, Fake History: How to Tell the Difference Using Google Scholar to Find Scholarly Sources The Vibe of Google Scholar’s Results Page Using Google Scholar as a Quick Reputation Check Takeaways 7 Wikipedia: Not What Your Middle School Teacher Told You What about the Mistakes? Going Deeper: Wikipedia to Britannica: “He That Is without Sin . . .” Anyone Can Change Wikipedia, Can’t They? Isn’t Wikipedia Biased? Wikipedia as a Tool for Research Using Wikipedia to Validate Sources Going Deeper: Quickly Validating a Reference from a Book Using Wikipedia for Quick Checks of Unfamiliar Websites Quick Investigation of a Claim Quick Checks of an Unfamiliar Academic Source Using Wikipedia to “Read the Scholarly Room” Using Wikipedia to Jump-Start Your Research Going Deeper: Deciphering the Hieroglyphics of a Bibliographical Reference The Messiness of Making Knowledge Takeaways 8 Video Games: The Dirty Tricks of Deceptive Video False Context Exploiting “Seeing Is Believing” Going Deeper: Online News Is Often More Credible Than You Think Falsely Implied Date Connect My Dots, or Creating a False Sense of “Research” Deceptively Cropped Video Takeaways 9 Stealth Advertising: When Ads Masquerade as News The Problem: Stealth Advertising Works A Con Is Born Newspapers Become Ad Agencies The Problem in Three Words: Conflict of Interest Disappearing Warning Labels Sponsored Propaganda Half Truths Are Not Whole Truths When Stealth Ads Move to Social Media Going Deeper: How Stealth Ads Lose Their Warning Labels Protecting Yourself in an Age of Slimy Advertising Takeaways 10 Once More with Feeling: Using Your Emotions to Find the Truth Emotion Doesn’t Know the Truth, But It Knows What You Care About Going Deeper: Man versus Machine “Compellingness” Tells Us What’s Important to Check Surprise Is a Sign Our Assumptions Might Be Wrong Why Compellingness and Surprise Beat the Checklist Going Deeper: Mutant Flowers Feeling Overwhelmed? Rethink Your Approach Takeaways 11 Conclusion: Critical Ignoring Postscript: Large Language Models, ChatGPT, and the Future of Verification Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisRanging from the self-consciously avant-garde to the pornographic, web-based writing has introduced innovative forms, themes, and practices into Chinese literature and its aesthetic traditions.Trade ReviewAs a well-known figure in the field of modern Chinese literature, Hockx is well positioned to bridge the gap between literary studies and internet culture. His book will become a standard citation in Chinese internet studies. -- Guobin Yang, author of The Power of the Internet in China: Citizen Activism Online A pioneering effort that will set a milestone in the research of online literature and will be a reference work for students and researchers for years to come. -- Daria Berg, University of St. Gallen Internet Literature in China is one of the first books to survey the field of electronic literature in China, and Hockx's analyses show the complex interrelations between literary production, internet technologies, and social contexts in postsocialist China. His conclusions challenge and extend received wisdom about how digital technologies affect literary productions in Western contexts. For example, he argues that innovative effects do not require and are not limited to nonlinearity in literary texts. This excellent book should be read by every serious scholar of digital literature, especially those who have based their ideas solely on Western contexts. -- N. Katherine Hayles, author of How We Think: Digital Media and Contemporary Technogenesis Michel Hockx provides a rare look at the processes of social transformation that have touched the intimate lives of people and communities through web portals, apps, microblogs and other online media. His refreshing ethnography captures a precarious moment of postsocialist literary innovation, transgression, and aberrations in its full complexity. This book is the best introduction available in English to the psychic landscape of contemporary Chinese netizens who know how to play with censors to articulate their personal desires, fantasies, phobias, and exhibitionism. -- Lydia H. Liu, author of The Freudian Robot: Digital Media and the Future of the Unconscious This important account of the other China is timely and incisive. It reveals a virtual People's Republic that is furtive, creative, and resilient. Hockx speaks insightfully of China's post-socialist past and guides us toward its gravid and disruptive future. -- Geremie R Barme, creator of The China Story (www.thechinastory.org) Hockx has documented a fascinating moment in time. -- Ross Perlin Times Literary Supplement [Internet Literature in China] provides engaging representative snapshots of this digital literary and subliterary universe... Essential. Choice Internet Literature in China is a fantastic and novel contribution to the study of literary production in the digital age, and one that is bound to appeal far beyond the field of Chinese literature. -- Casey Brienza LSE Review of Books Michel Hockx's book is the first Western study to provide a global introduction to online literature in China... In sum, this is an important contribution, not only to Chinese studies but also to the study of digital literature elsewhere in the world. -- Shuang Xu China Perspectives Hockx enables readers to get a vivid and interesting glimpse into the ingenuity, fluidity, interactivity, and transgressiveness of postsocialist China's important cultural phenomenon. -- Chu Shen The China Review Michel Hockx's Internet Literature in China constitutes a path-breaking study on this huge phenomenon and makes a crucial contribution to the mapping of the country's complex and varied system of online literary communities... Essential reading not only for literary and Internet scholars within the field of Chinese studies, but also for anyone interested in contemporary Chinese culture and society... Students and non-specialist readers will equally be grateful to Michel Hockx for writing such an easily accessible, informative and engrossing book. -- Giorgio Strafella China Information Essential reading for any researcher interested in Chinese Internet literature and Internet culture. -- Elisabeth Schleep Asien: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia Hockx's meticulous documentation of China's Internet culture is an invaluable contribution for anyone interested in this largely overlooked and essential aspect of postsocialist Chinese society, and constitutes an indispensable resource to the study of globalizing Chinese media culture. Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Note on Online Sources Introduction 1. Internet Literature in China: History, Technology, and Conventions 2. Linear Innovations: Chen Cun and Other Chroniclers 3. The Bottom Line: Online Fiction and Postsocialist Publishing 4. Online Poetry in and out of China, in Chinese, or with Chinese Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAlgorithmic Culture Before the Internet is a history of how culture and computation came to be entangled.Trade ReviewAlgorithmic Culture Before the Internet tackles a too-often neglected aspect of our computer world: the cultural dimensions of algorithmic certainty. Ted Striphas shifts our critical gaze away from the supposed historically and technologically unique features of digital mechanisms to construct a sweeping tale of terminology, logic, and instrumentality. He has written an essential study that is by equal measure surprising, convincing, and engaging. -- Charles R. Acland, author of American Blockbuster: Movies, Technology, and WonderTed Striphas writes engagingly about the history of the entanglement of the concepts of “culture” and “algorithm” by rethinking the cultural work of the humble keyword. This is the book—and the histories—we need to help us understand what is at stake in the prevailing articulation of culture, technology, and power. -- Anne Balsamo, author of Designing Culture: The Technological Imagination at WorkMasterful and fascinating. Each chapter, grappling with a keyword and uncovering its fraught construction, took me somewhere I didn’t expect to go. This is the book we need to advance the study of algorithms as part of the history of culture. -- Tarleton Gillespie, author of Custodians of the Internet: Platforms, Content Moderation and the Hidden Decisions That Shape Social MediaThis prehistory of algorithmic culture steps back from the relentless novelty of much writing about computing, helping us realize that algorithms, culture, and the relationship between them are stranger and older than we might have thought. -- Nick Seaver, author of Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music RecommendationThis book takes readers to unexpected places, making brilliant and original connections across vast bodies of knowledge. It is sure to enhance the historical understanding of anyone interested in computers, social media, and the culture of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. -- Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines DemocracyRecommended. * Choice Reviews *This book provides much food for thought to those who study the intersection of technology and media . . . Striphas’s account is bold in its independence, finding precedents in unexpected places. * Technology and Culture *[This book] would appeal especially to those readers with an interest in intellectual history following the1960s. * H-Sci-Med-Tech, H-Net Reviews *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Welcome to the Machine1. Key-Words2. Algorithm3. Culture4. Algorithmic CultureEpilogue: Coming to TermsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisAlgorithmic Culture Before the Internet is a history of how culture and computation came to be entangled.Trade ReviewAlgorithmic Culture Before the Internet tackles a too-often neglected aspect of our computer world: the cultural dimensions of algorithmic certainty. Ted Striphas shifts our critical gaze away from the supposed historically and technologically unique features of digital mechanisms to construct a sweeping tale of terminology, logic, and instrumentality. He has written an essential study that is by equal measure surprising, convincing, and engaging. -- Charles R. Acland, author of American Blockbuster: Movies, Technology, and WonderTed Striphas writes engagingly about the history of the entanglement of the concepts of “culture” and “algorithm” by rethinking the cultural work of the humble keyword. This is the book—and the histories—we need to help us understand what is at stake in the prevailing articulation of culture, technology, and power. -- Anne Balsamo, author of Designing Culture: The Technological Imagination at WorkMasterful and fascinating. Each chapter, grappling with a keyword and uncovering its fraught construction, took me somewhere I didn’t expect to go. This is the book we need to advance the study of algorithms as part of the history of culture. -- Tarleton Gillespie, author of Custodians of the Internet: Platforms, Content Moderation and the Hidden Decisions That Shape Social MediaThis prehistory of algorithmic culture steps back from the relentless novelty of much writing about computing, helping us realize that algorithms, culture, and the relationship between them are stranger and older than we might have thought. -- Nick Seaver, author of Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music RecommendationThis book takes readers to unexpected places, making brilliant and original connections across vast bodies of knowledge. It is sure to enhance the historical understanding of anyone interested in computers, social media, and the culture of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. -- Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines DemocracyRecommended. * Choice Reviews *This book provides much food for thought to those who study the intersection of technology and media . . . Striphas’s account is bold in its independence, finding precedents in unexpected places. * Technology and Culture *[This book] would appeal especially to those readers with an interest in intellectual history following the1960s. * H-Sci-Med-Tech, H-Net Reviews *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Welcome to the Machine1. Key-Words2. Algorithm3. Culture4. Algorithmic CultureEpilogue: Coming to TermsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisPrint designers make the transition to multimedia by mastering the interactive capabilities of InDesign with this tutorial-based guide to the new CS5 toolset that integrates with the Adobe Flash platform.Trade ReviewWritten in a simple, concise style, this book is for any InDesign user who wants to push the envelope on delivery without having to learn new applications. -Katherine Houghton, Adobe Certified Instructor, Amediamark Prior to reading this book generating visually rich interactive documents was a painful and multi-application process, now with CS5 and this excellent primer, creating these documents is as easy as opening up InDesign. -Saul Rosenbaum, Visual Chutzpah . enabled me to break through into web design more easily than imagined....provided career-transforming training and techniques by allowing a greater understanding and ability to create and implement effective web-based designs.-Lisa Adamaitis, president, Vaal DesignWritten in a simple, concise style, this book is for any InDesign user who wants to push the envelope on delivery without having to learn new applications.-Katherine Houghton, Adobe Certified Instructor, Amediamark Prior to reading this book generating visually rich interactive documents was a painful and multi-application process, now with CS5 and this excellent primer, creating these documents is as easy as opening up InDesign. -Saul Rosenbaum, Visual Chutzpah . enabled me to break through into web design more easily than imagined....provided career-transforming training and techniques by allowing a greater understanding and ability to create and implement effective web-based designs.-Lisa Adamaitis, president, Vaal DesignTable of ContentsIntroduction Part One: Interactive InDesign! Chapter 1: Showcase Chapter 2: Designing for Interactivity Chapter 3: The Interactive Interface Part Two: Buttons Chapter 4: About Buttons Chapter 5: Simple Image-based Buttons Chapter 6: Multi-object Buttons Chapter 7: Button Variations Part Three: Animation Chapter 8: Introducing: Animation in InDesign! Chapter 9: Getting Fancy with Animation Chapter 10: Multi-state Objects Chapter 11: Banner Ads Chapter 12: Page Transitions Part Four: Working with Media In Indesign Chapter 13: Abode Media Encoder Chapter 14: Adding Media in InDesign Part Five: Bookmarks, Hyperlinks, and Cross-references Chapter 15: Bookmarks Chapter 16: Hyperlinks and Cross-references Part Six: Layout Chapter 17: Working with Text Chapter 18: Multi-page Document Layout Chapter 19: Shapes and Color Part Seven: Output: Processes, Pitfalls, and Performance Chapter 20: Output Chapter 21: Preparing for Output

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Book SynopsisEssays, discussions, and image portfolios map the evolution of art forms engaged with the Internet.Since the turn of the millennium, the Internet has evolved from what was merely a new medium to a true mass medium—with a deeper and wider cultural reach, greater opportunities for distribution and collaboration, and more complex corporate and political realities. Mapping a loosely chronological series of formative arguments, developments, and happenings, Mass Effect provides an essential guide to understanding the dynamic and ongoing relationship between art and new technologies.Mass Effect brings together nearly forty contributions, including newly commissioned essays and reprints, image portfolios, and transcribed discussion panels and lectures that offer insights and reflections from a wide range of artists, curators, art historians, and bloggers. Among the topics examined are the use of commercial platforms for art practice, what art means

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Book SynopsisA foundational analysis of the co-evolution of the internet and international relations, examining resultant challenges for individuals, organizations, firms, and states.In our increasingly digital world, data flows define the international landscape as much as the flow of materials and people. How is cyberspace shaping international relations, and how are international relations shaping cyberspace? In this book, Nazli Choucri and David D. Clark offer a foundational analysis of the co-evolution of cyberspace (with the internet as its core) and international relations, examining resultant challenges for individuals, organizations, and states.The authors examine the pervasiveness of power and politics in the digital realm, finding that the internet is evolving much faster than the tools for regulating it. This creates a “co-evolution dilemma”—a new reality in which digital interactions have enabled weaker actors to influence or threaten stronger actors,

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Book SynopsisScholars from a range of disciplines discuss research methods, theories, and conceptual approaches in the study of internet governance.The design and governance of the internet has become one of the most pressing geopolitical issues of our era. The stability of the economy, democracy, and the public sphere are wholly dependent on the stability and security of the internet. Revelations about election hacking, facial recognition technology, and government surveillance have gotten the public's attention and made clear the need for scholarly research that examines internet governance both empirically and conceptually. In this volume, scholars from a range of disciplines consider research methods, theories, and conceptual approaches in the study of internet governance.

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Book SynopsisA foremost digital expert looks at the most powerful political tool ever created-the internet of things. Will it be like the internet of surveillance and censorship we have now, or will it be something better?Trade Review“Forget networking your toaster to your refrigerator—in Pax Technica, Howard brilliantly outlines the coming consequences of the Internet of Things, including altered norms of international governance. This is the most important work yet written on the subject, and the first to extend the logic of networked infrastructure to the global political stage.”—Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody -- Clay Shirkey“Connected devices raise a variety of social, economic, and political concerns. In this timely book, Howard analyzes how sensors, geolocation devices, and wearable technologies will broaden and threaten people’s lives. It is a superb analysis of what he calls ‘pax technica’.”—Darrell West, Brookings Institution -- Darrell West“Pax Technica is a groundbreaking assessment of the next great stage of the digital revolution, the one that makes all previous stages look like child's play. The ‘internet of things’ is upon us, and Howard provides an eye-opening account of its immense promise and perils.”—Robert W. McChesney, author of Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy -- Robert W. McChesney“We can’t say we haven’t been warned—or encouraged. Phil Howard makes a big argument about the fundamental shift in power that will occur once the Internet of Things takes hold and connected devices become central to our lives. He also provides a wise blueprint for making these changes work for the common good. Take heed.”—Lee Rainie, Director of Internet, Science, and Technology research at the Pew Research Center -- Lee Rainie"Pax Technica is an essential guidebook for the often unsettling implications of Big Data and the Internet of Things. Howard crafts a persuasive plea for active civic engagement to help chart us towards a more equitable digital future."—Ron Deibert, author of Black Code: Surveillance, Privacy, and the Dark Side of the Internet -- Ron Deibert“To understand the true significance of the Internet of Things, I only need to turn to Philip Howard’s new masterpiece: Bold, comprehensive, full of intriguing insights and eminently readable!”—Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, co-author of Big Data -- Viktor Mayer-Schonberger“Ambitious and provocative, Pax Technica addresses the implications of digital media, big data, and related phenomena for democracy and public life. Pundits, policymakers, and those curious about the changing landscape of media, politics, and global affairs should take note.”—Seth Lewis, University of Minnesota -- Seth Lewis“Pax Technica is a brilliant work of responsible optimism about how big data, AI and the Internet of Things may improve the world. Philip Howard acknowledges the potential downsides of our data-drenched society, but makes a compelling case for why we may live better, and govern ourselves sensibly, in the era of Pax Technica. The book makes a substantial contribution to the debate over how we coexist with technology—and is as a thoughtful antidote to the digital doomsayers.”—Kenneth Cukier, co-author of Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think -- Kenneth Cuker“In Pax Technica, Phillip Howard envisions a world in which the ubiquity of Internet connectivity and the proliferation of Internet-aware devices fundamentally change the ways governments and other power structures interact with people. Whether this new order comes to full fruition, Howard's roadmap of the potential opportunities and consequences is extremely useful as we move into unchartered technical and political waters.”—Jonathan Zittrain, George Bemis Professor of Law and Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University -- Jonathan Zittrain“Building on his previous research about digital technology and democratization, Philip Howard takes a sweeping and ambitious look at how government, political structures and international relations will be transformed by technological change. Optimistic that a Pax Technica will bring global stability, Howard calls for more transparency, standards for data sharing and reminds us of the need for an internet that is truly global. Thought provoking, opinionated, and upbeat, Howard's book is an interesting addition to the debate about the effects that new technology should and could have on our society.”—Anya Schiffrin, author of Global Muckraking -- Anya Schiffrin“Understanding geopolitics in the Internet age is no longer possible without an understanding of how power is wielded across global networks of digital devices. Phil Howard maps out the opportunities and challenges of this brave new world.”—Rebecca MacKinnon, author of Consent of the Networked -- Rebecca MacKinnon“Pax Technica is a bold and prophetic book. Even if you disagree with Philip Howard's conclusions, you will want to engage with his arguments. He sees our world in a genuinely new way.”—Anne-Marie Slaughter, Professor Emerita of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University, Director of Policy Planning, U.S. State Department, 2009-2011 -- Anne-Marie Slaughter“Weaving rich stories into an analytic framework, Howard's crisply written book outlines a technologically-optimistic vision of the emerging public-private global order he dubs Pax Technica. Whether one accepts or rejects his arguments, the book is an important contribution to our struggle to understand the world that is coming upon us.”—Yochai Benkler, author of The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom -- Yochai Benkler“A riveting and highly readable portrait of how the explosive growth of the ‘internet of things’ will pervasively reshape political and social life—and why democratic publics must be prepared. Essential for anyone who wants to understand the world that is emerging in the coming hyper version of the digital age.”—Larry Diamond, author of The Spirit of Democracy -- Larry Diamond

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Book SynopsisThe untold story about how the internet became social, and why this matters for its futureTrade ReviewWinner of the 2023 Nancy Baym Annual Book Award, sponsored by the Association of Internet ResearchersWinner of the 2023 Computer History Museum prize, sponsored from SIGCIS. “Whether you’re reading this for a nostalgic romp or to understand the dawn of the internet, The Modem World will delight you with tales of BBS culture and shed light on how the decisions of the past shape our current networked world.”—danah boyd, author of It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens“The Modem World brings back to life a lost world of electronic communications, in the effervescent years before the Internet, World Wide Web, and the duopoly of Facebook and Google. Fascinating reading.”—Paul E. Ceruzzi, curator emeritus, Smithsonian Institution“Everyone loves a good origin story, especially a forgotten one. The Modem World offers an overlooked history of the Internet—it’s full of insights into how we got here, and where we could have gone instead. Deeply empathetic and gently brilliant.”—Tarleton Gillespie, author of Custodians of the Internet

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Book SynopsisA NATIONAL BESTSELLERA programmer, musician, and father of virtual reality technology, Jaron Lanier was a pioneer in digital media, and among the first to predict the revolutionary changes it would bring to our commerce and culture. Now, with the Web influencing virtually every aspect of our lives, he offers this provocative critique of how digital design is shaping society, for better and for worse. Informed by Lanier’s experience and expertise as a computer scientist, You Are Not a Gadget discusses the technical and cultural problems that have unwittingly risen from programming choices—such as the nature of user identity—that were “locked-in” at the birth of digital media and considers what a future based on current design philosophies will bring. With the proliferation of social networks, cloud-based data storage systems, and Web 2.0 designs that elevate the “wisdom” of mobs and computer algorithms over

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Book SynopsisNate Anderson ventures behind the screens of landmark cybercrime cases that test the limits of law and order online.Trade Review"A thought-provoking primer on the state of cybercrime." "Anderson takes readers into the Wild West of the digital world." "As soon as the Internet turned mainstream, a new breed of criminal appeared. The police, who were trained on Agatha Christie novels, took about a decade to catch up. This entertaining and informative book tells their story." -- Bruce Schneier, author of Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust Society Needs to Thrive

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Book SynopsisWith a growing focus on digital destinations, the publishing landscape is evolving at a dizzying speed and InDesign CC is at the forefront of the digital frontier. Known as the premiere layout application for magazine and print collateral, InDesign is also a powerful creation tool for both static and interactive PDF, Flash SWF, EPUB, and apps that can be published for sale in various app stores.This tutorial-based guide to InDesign CC provides you with a hands-on experience of the EPUB creation process, InDesign animation, Digital Publishing Suite app creation, creation of interactive PDFs, and a host of techniques that serve equally well in both print and digital production. This extensively detailed book is filled with over 700 screenshots, explicit diagrams, and step-by-step real-world exercises to get you up and running with:*InDesign Animation*Buttons, forms, and other interactive elements*Interactive PDFs*EPUB*App building with Table of ContentsAcknowledgements, Introduction, Part 1: Interactive InDesign, Chapter 1: The Lay of the Land, Chapter 2: Designing for Interactivity, Chapter 3: The Interactive Interface, Part 2: Document Layout & Navigation, Chapter 4: Working with Text, Chapter 5: Multi-page Document Layout, Chapter 6: Hyperlinks and Cross - references, Chapter 7: Footnotes, Chapter 8: Creating a TOC, Chapter 9: Shapes and Color, Part 3: Buttons, Chapter 10: About Buttons, Chapter 11: Simple Image - based Buttons, Chapter 12: Multi-object Buttons, Part 4: Flash Animation and Output to SWF, Chapter 13: Introducing: Animation in InDesign!, Chapter 14: Getting Fancy with Animation, Chapter 15: Banner Ads, Chapter 16: SWF Output, Part 5: Interactive PDF, Chapter 17: Bookmarks, Chapter 18: Interactive PDF Forms, Chapter 19: Page Transitions, Chapter 20: Preparing for PDF Export, Part 6: EPUB, Chapter 21: EPUB Anatomy, Chapter 22: Images, Objects & The Flow, Chapter 23: Creating an InDesign Book, Chapter 24: HTML And CSS Fundamentals, Chapter 25: GREP, Chapter 26: EPUB Export & Publishing, Chapter 27: EPUB Resources, Part 7: Digital Publishing Suite, Chapter 28: Intro to DPS, Chapter 29: Designing for DPS, Chapter 30: Scrollable Frame Overlays, Chapter 31: Audio & Video Overlays, Chapter 32: Panoramas and Pan & Zoom, Chapter 33: Web Content Overlays & Hyperlinks, Chapter 34: Slideshow Overlays, Chapter 35: Publishing to DPS, Extras, Index

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Book SynopsisA long-time chief data scientist at Amazon shows how open data can make everyone, not just corporations, richer Every time we Google something, Facebook someone, Uber somewhere, or even just turn on a light, we create data that businesses collect and use to make decisions about us. In many ways this has improved our lives, yet, we as individuals do not benefit from this wealth of data as much as we could. Moreover, whether it is a bank evaluating our credit worthiness, an insurance company determining our risk level, or a potential employer deciding whether we get a job, it is likely that this data will be used against us rather than for us. In Data for the People, Andreas Weigend draws on his years as a consultant for commerce, education, healthcare, travel and finance companies to outline how Big Data can work better for all of us. As of today, how much we benefit from Big Data depends on how closely the interests of big companies align with our own. Too often, outdated standards of control and privacy force us into unfair contracts with data companies, but it doesn''t have to be this way. Weigend makes a powerful argument that we need to take control of how our data is used to actually make it work for us. Only then can we the people get back more from Big Data than we give it. Big Data is here to stay. Now is the time to find out how we can be empowered by it.Trade Review"[Weigend] makes a strong case for what we need-the right to amend or blur the data that pertains to us, the freedom to experiment with it and take it with us to other sites and services, and the ability to insist that data refineries be clear about how they're using our information." -Wall Street Journal "A hugely interesting read, packed to bursting with intriguing examples... The depth and breadth of Weigend's experience is clear in the sheer range of technologies and business models he describes. He explains critical concepts clearly and concisely, at a pace that should keep both experts and those new to the field hooked." -New Scientist "Weigend is a bold explorer of the technological future. His compelling book maps the opportunities of a world without secrets." -Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking Fast and Slow "Data for the People asks us to think seriously about the data we generate in our online world, and how we are increasingly losing control over it. These products and services that generate data are not going away. And with advances in artificial intelligence enabling computers to do traditionally human tasks in a scalable manner, this data can and will continue to be utilized across the majority of decisions by institutions. Andreas acknowledges and embraces this future, and provides a framework and a call to action to ensure that in this world, as consumers, we can use and control our data in ways that are both transparent and beneficial to us." -Vinod Khosla, Partner at Khosla Venture "The author maintains the intellectual complexity of his subject while remaining accessible to readers searching for the truth about the salability of their privacy, the nuances of data sharing, and the ways to cloak their digital footprints. A cautionary, cohesively delivered update on the scope and science of human quantification." -Kirkus Reviews "Data-abundant, ubiquitous, personal-is restructuring our competing values of privacy, convenience, identity, and control. No one understands this better than Weigend, and with Data For the People, he helps the rest of us understand it as well." -Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody "Andreas Weigend is the preeminent thinker on the economic power of social data. Data for the People is a brilliant guide for how individuals, companies and policymakers can tap data's value while retaining our human values. Thought provoking-and action-inspiring!" -Kenneth Cukier, Senior Editor, The Economist and coauthor of Big Data "Data is the new oil-the key means of production in modern capitalism. Big data refineries such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, and OKCupid influence where we work, what we buy, who we marry, and how we vote-in ways that very few people understand, much less control. This is an excellent book about the biggest ever challenge to human privacy and autonomy. Social data expert Andreas Weigend explains the incredibly detailed data we give to these companies, how it's used to nudge our decisions, and how we can take back control so our data empower us rather than exploiting us."-Geoffrey Miller, associate professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico "Finally a highly readable and heartfelt book about data by a leading technologist! Andreas Weigend writes with superb clarity about the most important issue of the early 20th century-the data economy and its threat to our privacy and individual rights. The narrative of his own personal journey from East Germany to becoming the Chief Scientist at Amazon.com is also compelling. Overall a major work by one of the world's leading authorities on data." -Andrew Keen, author of The Internet Is Not the Answer "This book is a landmark in the debate on privacy and data sharing. Everyone whose data is being captured and mined-in other words, everyone-should heed Weigend's call for data literacy and support his 'Data Bill of Rights.'" -Pedro Domingos, author of The Master Algorithm and professor of computer science at the University of Washington

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Book SynopsisAlgorithmic recommender systems, deployed by media companies to suggest content based on users' viewing histories, have inspired hopes for personalized, curated media but also dire warnings of filter bubbles and media homogeneity. Curiously, both proponents and detractors assume that recommender systems for choosing films and series are novel, effective, and widely used. Scrutinizing the world's most subscribed streaming service, Netflix, this book challenges that consensus. Investigating real-life users, marketing rhetoric, technical processes, business models, and historical antecedents, Mattias Frey demonstrates that these choice aids are neither as revolutionary nor as alarming as their celebrants and critics maintainand neither as trusted nor as widely used.Netflix Recommendsbrings to light the constellations of sources that real viewers use to choose films and series in the digital age and argues that although some lament AI's hostile takeover of humanistic cultures, the thirst fTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 • Why We Need Film and Series Suggestions 2 • How Algorithmic Recommender Systems Work 3 • Developing Netflix's Recommendation Algorithms 4 • Unpacking Netflix's Myth of Big Data 5 • How Real People Choose Films and Series Afterword: Robot Critics vs. Human Experts Appendix. Designing the Empirical Audience Study Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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