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Book SynopsisThe ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Our culture has an uneasy relationship with repetition and sameness. On the one hand, we find familiarity pleasurable and soothing; on the other, we crave novelty and long for a sense of discovery. We blame algorithms, intent on selling us more of the same, and on a media industry too greedy to risk investing in intellectually challenging, radically new, products. Sameness and Repetition in Contemporary Media Culture takes a comprehensive approach that both theorises and historically grounds the idea of repetition in relation to media as something that is deeply embedded in our cultural tradition. This project received funding from the Carlsberg Foundation.Trade ReviewIn engaging, lyrical prose the book demonstrates how repetition has been central to art and literature throughout the ages. Sameness and Repetition re-energises an ancient debate and makes it completely contemporary, drawing effortlessly on examples ranging from the classics to Super Mario and AI-generated images. This book brings together critical theory and literary studies with contemporary digital media studies, enriching both fields. -- Jill Walker Rettberg, Professor of Digital Culture, University of Bergen, NorwayTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Definitions: Repetition, Sameness, cognition and learning Chapter 2. Learning to Love Your Stone: The aesthetics and experience of computer games Chapter 3. Sing, Goddess, of the Anger of Achilles: Formal repetition in storytelling Chapter 4. Many Happy Returns: Sameness in digital literature, narrative games, adaptations and transmedial worlds Chapter 5. If You Like That, You Will Love This: On sameness based algorithmic recommendation systems Chapter 6. Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal: Creativity and originality in a new media landscape Chapter 7. In Praise and Criticism of Repetition: The cultural affordances of repetitive media formats

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Book SynopsisThis book sheds light on the world of the Internet and social media through a historical prism drawn from the Medieval Age. Memes and metaphors originating in medieval society have often been used to describe and explain contemporary society. Social shaming has been described as “a pillory”, good deeds have been deemed as knightly, persecution or censorship has been labelled as inquisitions and elitist tendencies in political life are sometimes dubbed feudalism. This book argues that terms and concepts originating in medieval society are suitable for describing and discussing a plethora of social and political phenomena, all related to the massive rise and use of new digital media technologies and adherent societal paradoxes, dilemmas and challenges. The author argues that apparently distinct social phenomena related to the spread of new media are related and a product of logics that dominated medieval society, not at least those of control, surveillance and feudalism.Trade Review'Jakob Linaa Jensen provides a timely reminder that there's nothing like a detour through history to dispel the facile promise that the Internet will empower the people and revitalize democracy. The Medieval Internet is a sweeping and provocative account of the affinities between our datafied, "post-industrial" era and the brutality of feudal-era exploitation. However, his nuanced approach to the Medieval Era also unearths resources for hope -- but not without a struggle. This is a fascinating and invaluable book that sheds new light on our current predicament.' -- Mark Andrejevic'This most important book concerns nothing less than whether or not our best norms and practices of democracy, liberal humanism, and rights of individual freedom and privacy can survive in the face of authoritarian threats. These are not just in the obvious forms of political repression and physical violence; as Jakob Linaa Jensen demonstrates in several key ways, the threats derive even more centrally from our own ostensibly free complicity with the tech giants and platform economies that render us ever more into digitized versions of medieval peasants, subject to the all but absolute control of multiple hierarchies. While drawing aptly on the insights and wisdom of others, the book carves out its own distinctive approach ; one that leads to a wonderful array of important and compelling insights. Anticipating the current 'tech lash' (i.e., our increasing recognition of the many profoundly negative aspects of our entanglements in social media, the platform ecologies of Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, et al.) by over a decade, Jensen compellingly demonstrates how these engagements constitute a 'Medieval feudalism'. It accurately describes specific analogies Jensen convincingly demonstrates between Medieval power structures, norms, and practices, and those established through contemporary regimes of algorithms, Big Data, and largely unregulated platform and surveillance capitalism. These regimes further include specific Medieval-like features of our digital lifeworlds such as total surveillance ('the Internet omnopticon') and online communities complete with 'digital pillories,' public shaming, and online witch hunts. Jensen draws from his extensive scholarship and backgrounds in political science, journalism, and media studies to bring together much of the best of contemporary and relevant research and scholarship in political economy and theory, philosophy, media and communication studies into a comprehensive and coherent series of analyses. Jensen then demonstrates in fine-grained detail the close analogies between contemporary digital lives and the Medieval world - specifically in terms of power hierarchies and economic regimes, norms, notions of community, lack of privacy and surveillance. At the same time, Jensen thereby breaks important new ground as he makes still more articulate and clear what he characterizes as the 'break, invisible but vast, with modernity and liberal humanism and democracy' and the Medieval feudalism carefully portrayed here. In my view, the book thus adds essential substance to and dramatically raises the stakes in current debates and concerns swirling around the threats to democracy and privacy presented by surveillance capitalism, algorithms, AI, Big Data, surveillance via social media, and so on; debates that become increasingly urgent as these technologies are deployed and diffused ever more fully in our lives through the emerging Internet of Things; His rich surveys of how internet-facilitated communication can still foster possibilities of dissent and resistance to power are crucial insights and inspiration into how human freedoms, rights, and democracy may survive. Scholars and researchers in the multiple disciplines intersected here and who are concerned - as we all must be -with sustaining and enhancing democratic rights, norms, and processes against these ever increasing arrays of threats will profit enormously from this book. At the same time, it is written in a clear and accessible style that makes it appropriate and compelling as a textbook. Indeed, anyone interested in better understanding the complex problems of protecting basic citizens' rights and freedoms in democratic regimes vis-vis the ever growing temptations to trade these away in the name of consumerism and convenience will find it an invaluable guide and overview.' -- Charles M. EssTable of ContentsChapter 1. The Middle Ages and medieval ways of living and thinking Chapter 2. The Medieval and the contemporary landscape of information Chapter 3. The public – deliberation, visibility and mutual surveillance Chapter 4. Community and beyond – medieval and modern Chapter 5. Instruments of Internet power Chapter 6. Structures of Internet power – algorithms and platforms Chapter 7. Digital feudalism Chapter 8. Politics and publics

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Book SynopsisThis forward-looking Research Handbook showcases cutting-edge research on the relationship between international migration and digital technology. It sheds new light on the interlinkages between digitalisation and migration patterns and processes globally, capturing the latest research technologies and data sources.Featuring international migration in all facets from the migration of tech sector specialists through to refugee displacement, leading contributors offer strategic insights into the future of migration and mobility. Covering diverse geographies and using interdisciplinary approaches, contributions provide new analysis of migration futures. A discrete chapter on digital technology and COVID-19 global pandemic offers reflections on how migration and mobility are being profoundly reshaped by the global pandemic. The practical applications and limitations of digital technology in relation to international migration are also highlighted and supported with key case studies. Analytical yet accessible, this Research Handbook will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars in the fields of migration and digital technology, while also being of benefit to policy makers and civil society actors specialising in migration.Trade Review‘A pioneer Research Handbook in a burgeoning field mapping the multifaceted interlinkages between international migration and digital technology. This edited volume fills a huge gap in the current literature, providing the state of the art and exploring future avenues to better understand the profound impact of digital transformations upon the processes, patterns and politics of migration. While offering a rich array of topics, perspectives and disciplines, this Research Handbook illuminates the complexities and controversies surrounding digital technology as a facilitator and a disruptor of international migration. The reader will find insightful analyses of many topical issues, including the use of digital technology in migration research and analysis, its role as a tool of empowerment and agency of migrants across the migration cycle, the digitalization and automation of border control and population surveillance, and the spread of disinformation in the public debate. A must-read for anyone interested in the cutting-edge issues associated with migration and digital technology.’ -- Vincent Chetail, Graduate Institute, Switzerland‘This book is a must-read for everyone interested in the intersection between migration and digitalization. As the volume of data grows from expanding forms of technology, the implications for understanding migration are wide-ranging. Impressive in scope, this book offers us a lens for examining how data-driven technologies are reshaping migration in fundamental ways.’ -- Katharine M. Donato, Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University, US‘This Research Handbook is a major advance in the study of the relationship between international migration and digital technology. Not only does it powerfully synthesize an emerging and hugely important field of research, but it also establishes new agendas for future enquiry.’ -- Andrew Geddes, European University Institute, Italy'This is a much-needed Research Handbook on how the rapid evolution of digital technologies is changing international migration pathways and policies. Contributions to this volume highlight the challenges of advanced technologies for human rights violations, as well as the possibilities they open up for migrant connectivity across time and space. A must-have for students, researchers and media and policy professionals working in this field.' -- Anna Triandafyllidou, Toronto Metropolitan University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: 1 International migration and digital technology: an overview 1 Marie McAuliffe PART I UNDERSTANDING MIGRATION PATTERNS AND PROCESSES: DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND MIGRATION RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS 2 Digital migration studies 15 Koen Leurs and Saskia Witteborn 3 Migration stocks and flows: data concepts, availability and comparability 29 Dilek Yildiz and Guy Abel 4 The roles and limitations of data science in understanding international migration flows and human mobility 42 Marie McAuliffe and Adam Sawyer 5 The practice and politics of migration data visualization 58 William Allen 6 Migration networks: applications of network analysis to macroscale migration patterns 70 Valentin Danchev and Mason A. Porter PART II DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND THE ACT OF MOVING: (IM)MOBILITY, BARRIERS AND BORDERS 7 Navigating borders/navigating networks: migration, technology and social capital 92 Farah Azhar, Sara Vannini, Bryce Clayton Newell and Ricardo Gomez 8 Mobile data challenges for human mobility analysis and humanitarian response 107 Albert Ali Salah 9 Migrant smuggling and ICT: research advances, prospects and challenges 123 Georgios Papanicolaou, Parisa Diba and Georgios A. Antonopoulos 10 Robots and refugees: the human rights impacts of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making in migration 134 Petra Molnar 11 Drones and border control: an examination of state and non-state actor use of UAVs along borders 152 Rey Koslowski PART III INTEGRATION, REINTEGRATION AND MIGRANTS’ (DIGITAL) (VIRTUAL) (TRANSNATIONAL) IDENTITIES 12 Migrant inclusion 4.0: the role of mobile tech 167 Céline Bauloz 13 Online technology for promoting the inclusion of refugees into higher education: a systematic review of current approaches and developments 182 Franziska Reinhardt, Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, Roland Happ and Sarah Nell-Müller 14 Using ICTs to be here and not ‘here’: African migrants and religious transnationalism 195 Henrietta Nyamnjoh 15 ICTs and transnational householding: the double burden of polymedia connectivity for international ‘study mothers’ 207 Yang Wang and Sun Sun Lim 16 In support of return and reintegration? A roadmap for a responsible use of technology 220 Nassim Majidi, Camille Kasavan and G. Harindranath PART IV CONNECTIVITY AND MIGRATION: TRENDS AND IMPACTS 17 Technology for engaging and empowering migrant workers 236 Angela Kintominas, Laurie Berg and Bassina Farbenblum 18 Mobile money and financial inclusion of migrants in sub-Saharan Africa 251 Adrian Kitimbo 19 The gender dimensions of technology in the context of migration and displacement: a critical overview 267 Ibrahim L. Saïd 20 Mobility of tech professionals in the world economy: the case of Indian entrepreneurialism in the United States 284 Binod Khadria and Ratnam Mishra 21 Transnational families and technology: trends, impacts and futures 300 Jacqueline Bhabha, Abhishek Bhatia and Sam Peisch PART V MIGRATION, TECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC DEBATES 22 How online disinformation and far-right activism is shaping public debates on immigration 316 Eileen Culloty and Jane Suiter 23 The role of networked publics in immigration debates 330 Markus Ojala 24 Using new media platforms for human rights advocacy in real-time: people seeking asylum in Nauru and Papua New Guinea 344 Cecilia Cannon and Shaminda Kanapathi PART VI DIGITAL MIGRATION FUTURES 25 Technological transformations in migration processes: spatiality, temporality and agency 361 Huub Dijstelbloem 26 Migration forecasting using new technology and methods 376 Arkadiusz Wiśniowski 27 Ahead of the policy curve: migrants harnessing tech to survive 393 Emre Eren Korkmaz 28 Migration, mobility and digital technology in a post-COVID-19 world: initial reflections on transformations underway 406 Marie McAuliffe and Jenna Blower Index 423

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Book SynopsisWe are told that the future of work will be increasingly automated. Algorithms, processing massive amounts of information at startling speed, will lead us to a new world of effortless labour and a post-work utopia of ever expanding leisure. But behind the gleaming surface stands millions of workers, often in the Global South, manually processing data for a pittance.Recent years have seen a boom in online crowdworking platforms like Amazon's Mechanical Turk and Clickworker, and these have become an increasingly important source of work for millions of people. And it is these badly paid tasks, not algorithms, that make our digital lives possible. Used to process data for everything from the mechanics of self-driving cars to Google image search, this is an increasingly powerful part of the new digital economy, although one hidden and rarely spoken of. But what happens to work when it makes itself obsolete. In this stimulating work that blends political economy, studies of contemporary work, and speculations on the future of capitalism, Phil Jones looks at what this often murky and hidden form of labour looks like, and what it says about the state of global capitalism.Trade ReviewBeneath the noisy sphere of autonomous robots and smart assistants, Jones clearly and patiently reveals the hidden abode of underpaid, overworked, and insecure labourers that underpin our digital society. This is an essential guide to an often invisible world. -- Nick Snricek, author of Platform CapitalismLet Phil Jones be your guide to the darkest underbelly of work under digitized capitalism, where tech barons surveil workers' every move and sell their clicks for profit, and the 'job' falls apart but we work more all the time. A beautifully written call to arms to stop this miserable future before it comes for all of us -- Sarah Jaffe, author of Work Won't Love You BackIn this fast-paced and exciting read, Phil Jones explores the hidden abodes of the digital economy, where the world's surplus workers label images, moderate content, and teach algorithms how to identify common house pets, all for a few cents an hour. /Work without the worker/ explores how dispossessed microworkers might band together to spearhead a global movement for free-time and material security. -- Aaron Benanev, author of Automation and the Future of WorkTakes readers to the hidden abode of production of artificial intelligence: a world of precarious, highly exploited, and onerous microwork increasingly performed in the slums, prisons, and refugee camps of sclerotic post-crisis capitalism. With an incandescent urgency, Jones argues that such digitally fragmented piecework threatens livelihoods of all sorts, but also that it offers a tantalizing potential for a world beyond wage labor -- if we can fight for it. -- Gavin Mueller, author of Breaking Things at Work[Phil Jones] establishes himself as a leading figure in what might be called post-accelerationism. -- John Foster * The Battleground *Striking ... After reading Jones' book, it is difficult to look at computers, or those who promote them as our collective salvation, the same way as before. -- Katjo Buissink * Marx & Philosophy *Microwork is the latest proof that technological development doesn't end work, but only produces new forms of labour - and new ways of concealing it. -- Katrina Forrester * London Review of Books *

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Book SynopsisCreativity is crucial to the Information Age economy. It is the basis of production in the cultural industries. In this excellent book, Ruth Towse provides an analysis of the interaction between creativity, the law, and markets for cultural goods and services.Copyright law establishes property rights that create economic incentives to cultural production and Ruth Towse uses her analysis to draw conclusions about policy on copyright. This unique study is of interest to a range of disciplines in economics, law, cultural studies and management.Trade Review'The different cultural policies of the UK and the Netherlands provide a wonderful backdrop for conclusions for cultural policy.' -- The Economic Journal'. . . this is a fascinating and enlightening piece of work. At a time when copyright law, business models in the cultural industry and cultural policy are all under pressure and greatly affected by technological change, this is a valuable and challenging work that deserves to be widely read.' -- Helen Dakin, Copyright Reporter'. . . well written, clear and informative. It contains many references that demonstrate the deep knowledge of the field that the author has acquired through her own research and her remarkable work at the head of the Journal of Cultural Economics. She especially provides a very clear review of the literature on the economics of copyright. . . . this review will become a reference that can't be ignored by researchers interested in copyright. . . Towse opens avenues for further research and also stresses those questions that can help professionals better understand cultural regulations.' -- Francoise Benhamou, Journal of Cultural Economics'Ruth Towse's book provides an easily accessible introduction to this field and contains much useful argument. It also stands as testament to the productive and continuing scholarly career of one of the best known figures in contemporary cultural economics.' -- David Throsby, Journal of Economic Literature'This is a most interesting treatise on a very topical subject of economic and legal policy . . . this book offers a wealth of intriguing research ideas and some interesting, if not highly rigorous, analyses of an important area of public policy.' -- Mary Kokoski, Monthly Labor Review'Ruth Towse's excellent book, Creativity, Incentive and Reward is a beacon in this confused theoretical and policy mish-mash. The book, which brings together Towse's work in copyright and cultural economics over the last decade, is thoroughly researched, analytically satisfying and beautifully written. . . copyright scholars owe a debt of gratitude to Towse.' -- Fiona Macmillan, Copyright World'This is an important work on compensation of the artist and the incentives for artistic activity. The explosive evolution of the technology of communications raises particularly pressing issues in this arena and poses new threats to remuneration of the artist. The discussion of copyright in this book provides vital information for analysis of this issue. The book is informative, intelligent and well written - precisely what is needed for understanding of its subject.' -- William J. Baumol, New York University and Princeton University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Cultural Economics, Copyright and Cultural Industries 1. Creativity, Incentives and Rewards: Cultural Economics and Copyright Law 2. The Cultural Industries, Copyright and Cultural Economics Part II: Rewards to Artists 3. Economics of Artists’ Labour Markets 4. The Earnings of Singers: An Economic Analysis Part III: Copyright Incentives and Rewards 5. The Value of Performers’ Rights: An Economic Analysis (written with Millie Taylor) 6. Copyright and Economic Incentives: An Application to Performers’ Rights in the Music Industry Part IV: Copyright and Cultural Policy for the Information Age 7. Copyright, Risk and the Artist: An Economic Approach to Policy for Artists 8. Incentives and Access to Information: Economic Aspects of Limitations and Exceptions to Copyright in the Digital World 9. Conclusions and Implications for Cultural Policy Epilogue References Index

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Book SynopsisThis significant book presents an original examination of the theoretical and empirical interactions between globalization, technology and poverty. Jeffrey James studies the effect of information technology on patterns of globalization and explores how such patterns can be altered to reduce the growing global divide between rich and poor nations.The author first illustrates how the impact of information technology on globalization can be conceptualized in terms of transactions costs, product proliferation and mechanisms of cumulative causation. He finds that globalization tends to benefit a relatively small group of rich individuals, firms and countries. Consequently he suggests policy measures through which information technology can be used to lessen, rather than exacerbate, the digital divide. He goes on to argue that even if the proposed measures are reasonably successful, considerable attention will still need to be paid to conventional technologies and, in particular, to the promotion of technologies that will benefit the poorest groups in the developing nations. Finally, the author looks in detail at technology policy in sub-Saharan Africa, a region which has profited least from the benefits provided by new technologies such as email and the internet.Technology, Globalization and Poverty will be essential reading for academics interested in technological change, economic development, and the relationship between the two. Policymakers in both developed and developing countries will also draw great value from this work.Trade Review'. . . this monograph by Jeffrey James is most welcome as it focuses on one of the key drivers, technology, and one of the key consequences, poverty, and thus engages with the important policy debates on the "digital divide". . . the book is concise, clearly written and contains a wealth of detailed empirical evidence regarding the nature of global poverty and pro-poor modes of technical integration in the global economy.' -- Corinne Nativel, Economic Geography Research GroupTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Conceptualizing the Influence of Information Technology on Globalization 1. Information Technology, Transaction Costs and Globalization 2. Product Proliferation, Comparative Advantage and Developing Countries 3. Information Technology, Cumulative Causation and Patterns of Globalization in the Third World Part II: Pro-Poor Modes of Technical Integration into the Global Economy 4. Pro-Poor Modes of Technical Integration into the Global Economy 5. Bridging the Digital Divide by Means of Low-Cost Information Technologies Part III: Technology Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa 6. Aid Reform in African Industry: The Technological Dimension 7. Trait-Making for Labour-Intensive Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa Index

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Book SynopsisLiving on the Fault Line is the long awaited new book from Geoffrey Moore, author of Crossing the Chasm and Inside the Tornado, two bestselling works that have helped guide the high-tech revolution. Moore focuses on the most important business question for the early twenty-first century: the age of the Internet. How can companies living on the fault line of rapid, disruptive, technological change be managed successfully? -Old management truths are dead - Twentieth century business models must be replaced - The dot.com revolution is changing every aspect of business - Blue chip companies are under direct assault from new companies that nobody had even heard of last year Living on the Fault Line will reset the management agenda in the age of the Internet and is essential reading for all companies both old and new. * Simultaneous publication with HarperCollins US release * Guaranteed Business Book of the Month slots with key retailers * Major PR coverage across the media including FT, The Times, Telegraph, Guardian, Observer * Massive direct mail promotion to leading FT 500 multinationals * Crossing the Chasm has sold over 50,000 copies worldwide * Huge internet marketing campaignTrade Review"A readable book about an important subject." (Ambassador, December 2000) "a step-by-step approach" (Gulf Business, December 2001)Table of ContentsCONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION THE AGE OF THE INTERNET SHAREHOLDER VALUE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE LIVING ON THE FAULT LINE TRIAGE BUILDING TO LAST EPILOGUE INDEX

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Book SynopsisThis important book collects together Peter Nijkamp's work on spatial-economic markets, particularly housing and labour markets, and the increasing impact of information technology on mobility and the location of firms, residents and job seekers.The first part deals with applied modelling and theoretical advances in housing market dynamics and research. The papers address issues such as the implications of household dynamics for relocation decisions, migration movements in Europe, and the driving forces for migration decisions of ethnic groups. The second part focuses on the spatial labour market, dealing with recruitment channel and search channel choices by job seekers and firms, vacancy durations and the opportunities offered by ethnic entrepreneurship for improving the chances of ethnic groups. The third part comprises an analysis of spatial mobility flows and interaction patterns and the final part emphasises the scope and effect of information technology in transport. This includes the effect of real-time information on the behaviour of car drivers, the effect of telematics devices on public transport users, the importance of telematics for the freight transport sector and the adoption mechanisms of ICT users and their related policy implications.This collection will be essential reading for scholars and students interested in the housing and labour markets and the impact on both of developments in IT and transport.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Part I: Housing Markets and Migration 1. A Household Life Cycle Model for Residential Relocation Behaviour 2. Spatial Moving Behaviour of Two-Earner Households 3. Residential Search and Mobility in a Housing Market Equilibrium Model 4. International Migration in Europe: Overcoming Isolation and Distance Friction 5. Ethnic Entrepreneurship and Migration: A Survey from Developing Countries Part II: Labour Markets and Firms 6. Recruitment Channel Use and Applicant Arrival: An Empirical Analysis 7. Search Channel Use and Firms’ Recruitment Behaviour 8. Vacancy Dynamics and Labour Market Efficiency in the Dutch Labor Market 9. On the Endogeneity of Output in Dynamic Labour-Demand Models 10. In Search of Ethnic Entrepreneurship Opportunities in the City: A Comparative Policy Study Part III: Mobility and Spatial Interaction 11. Job Moving, Residential Moving, and Commuting: A Search Perspective 12. Time Pioneers and Travel Behavior: An Investigation into the Viability of ‘Slow Motion’ 13. Analysis of Travellers’ Satisfaction with Transport Chains 14. Estimation of Alonso’s Theory of Movements by Means of Instrumental Variables 15. A Comparative Analysis of the Performance of Evolutionary Algorithms and Logit Models in Spatial Networks Part IV: Transport and Information Technology 16. Variable Message Signs and Radio Traffic Information: An Integrated Empirical Analysis of Drivers’ Route Choice Behaviour 17. Advanced Telematics for Travel Decisions: A Quantitative Analysis of the Stopwatch Project in Southampton 18. Telematics and Freight Transport: A Dutch Case Study 19. Policy Support Strategies for the Adoption of Information and Communications Technology Index

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Book SynopsisThis compelling book focuses on the global formation of the Internet system. It contests the common belief that the Internet's adoption was inevitable and instead examines the social and economic processes that allowed to it to prevail over competing standards and methods for achieving a global information infrastructure. The author demonstrates how the current Internet system was not the only possible choice, nor the best data network in terms of technological and economic performance. It is therefore vital, he argues, to understand the way in which different political and economic interests have helped shaped the Internet and allowed it to overcome rival technologies. Issues of particular importance include the role of negotiations among different social groups in the design of the Internet as well as the influence of US promotion. The author also examines patterns of growth and pervasiveness of the Internet between different regions and countries, providing new evidence on the factors influencing the extent of the 'digital divide'. Using econometric models, he goes on to identify the features of the co-evolution of the Internet and other sub-systems within countries, and highlights the most interesting features of their local and global interplay. Researchers and academics involved with science and technology policy, industrial and corporate change, and the information society will welcome this insightful, original and highly pertinent book. It will also be of value for anyone with an interest in how the backbone of the digital economy was formed.Trade Review'. . . Kim's book provides both the novice and the more experienced researcher with a very wide range of sources as well as an in-depth analysis of those sources. . . Kim's book is a worthwhile and substantial addition to literature about the ways in which the internet is changing as it moves through the world.' -- Sally Wyatt, Technovation'The global but uneven spread of the Internet is giving rise to concerns about inequality and what should be done about it. There are few systematic studies of the distinctive ways that the Internet is becoming embedded or localised in different countries around the world. This book offers an insightful analysis of the social and political history of a contested technology design process that is continuing to shape the Internet system as we encounter it today.' -- Robin Mansell, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK'This excellent volume will be a first-rate addition to the literature. It is original, thorough, well-written and well-organised. The notes to each chapter are particularly good and together with the extensive list of references make it such a comprehensive study that it should become a standard reference book on the Internet. But its greatest merit is in the analysis made so clearly and brilliantly in the eight chapters.' -- Christopher Freeman, Science and Technology Policy Research (SPRU), University of Sussex, UK and Maastricht University, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Socioeconomic Design of Technological Systems 3. Economics and Politics of Telecommunications Systems 4. The Design of Data Network Systems: Competing and Collaborating Technologies 5. The Evolution of the Internet System 6. Internationalization and Digital Divide 7. Co-Evolution: Localization of the Internet System 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisManuel Castells - one of the world's pre-eminent social scientists - has drawn together a stellar group of contributors to explore the patterns and dynamics of the network society in its cultural and institutional diversity. The book analyzes the technological, cultural and institutional transformation of societies around the world in terms of the critical role of electronic communication networks in business, everyday life, public services, social interaction and politics. The contributors demonstrate that the network society is the new form of social organization in the Information age, replacing the Industrial society.The book analyzes processes of technological transformation in interaction with social culture in different cultural and institutional contexts: the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Finland, Russia, China, India, Canada, and Catalonia. The topics examined include business productivity, global financial markets, cultural identity, the uses of the Internet in education and health, the anti-globalization movement, political processes, media and identity, and public policies to guide technological development. Taken together these studies show that the network society adopts very different forms, depending on the cultural and institutional environments in which it evolves.The Network Society is an outstanding and original volume of direct interest in academia - particularly in the fields of social sciences, communication studies, and business schools - as well as for policymakers engaged in technological policy and economic development. Business and management experts will also discover much of value to them within this book.Trade Review‘The Network Society stimulates the reader to think about the network society in an innovative way. Because of its analytical aims and a well-balanced presentation of empirical findings and theoretical insights coming from a remarkable variety of authors, this is a book that might become a model for collaborative research in the years to come, as well as an invaluable reference for teaching and research on networking as an organizational form.' -- International Sociology - Review of BooksTable of ContentsContents: Part I: The Theory of the Network Society Part II: The Cultural and Institutional Diversity of the Network Society Part III: The Network Economy Part IV: Sociability and Social Structure in the Age of the Internet Part V: The Internet in the Public Interest Part VI: Networked Social Movements and Informational Politics Part VII: The Culture of the Network Society Index

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Book SynopsisThis important book presents a unique body of research into the economics of the digital society. It questions how modern economies have been transformed as a result of digital goods and markets, and explores the policy implications and challenges of this revolution. Luc Soete and Bas ter Weel have assembled leading economists and social scientists to provide an invaluable insight into the influence of the digital society in the core fields of economics. They offer a comprehensive overview of the changes that information and communication technologies (ICTs) have brought about in our analysis and understanding of society, focusing particularly upon welfare economics, networks, the diffusion of new businesses and new forms of entrepreneurship, the auctioning of licences, the much-debated role of intellectual property rights and the emergence of free software in the open-source movement. There are however a number of more indirect economic developments influencing the technological society that are also taken into consideration. These include the increased work pressure and new diseases affecting the workforce, the economics of digital content, the effects of computer use on the wage structure, the impact of ICTs on goods and labour markets, and the macroeconomic consequences of ICT investment in terms of knowledge accumulation and economic growth. Distinctive and comprehensive in its coverage of the critical issues associated with the digital economy, this book will appeal to academics, policy makers and students alike.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction and Summary 2. World-wide-welfare: A Micro-economic Analysis of ‘The New Economy’ 3. Network Formation, Innovation and IT Use 4. Adoption and Diffusion of e-Business and the Role of Network Effects 5. Radio Spectrum Fees as Determinants of Market Structure: The Consequences of European 3G Licensing 6. Does the New Economy Need all the Old IPR Institutions and Still More? 7. Free Software Developers: Who, How and Why 8. Technological Change, Job Stress and Burnout 9. Some Economics of Digital Content 10. How Computerization has Changed the Labour Market: A Review of the Evidence and a New Perspective 11. ICT and Optimal Unemployment Benefits when Pissarides meets Dixit–Stiglitz 12. Unleashing Animal Spirits: Investment in ICT and Economic Growth 13. The Impact of ICT Investment on Knowledge Accumulation and Economic Growth 14. A Digital Society for Us All: ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Policy Reflections Index

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Book SynopsisManuel Castells - one of the world's pre-eminent social scientists - has drawn together a stellar group of contributors to explore the patterns and dynamics of the network society in its cultural and institutional diversity. The book analyzes the technological, cultural and institutional transformation of societies around the world in terms of the critical role of electronic communication networks in business, everyday life, public services, social interaction and politics. The contributors demonstrate that the network society is the new form of social organization in the Information age, replacing the Industrial society.The book analyzes processes of technological transformation in interaction with social culture in different cultural and institutional contexts: the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Finland, Russia, China, India, Canada, and Catalonia. The topics examined include business productivity, global financial markets, cultural identity, the uses of the Internet in education and health, the anti-globalization movement, political processes, media and identity, and public policies to guide technological development. Taken together these studies show that the network society adopts very different forms, depending on the cultural and institutional environments in which it evolves.The Network Society is an outstanding and original volume of direct interest in academia - particularly in the fields of social sciences, communication studies, and business schools - as well as for policymakers engaged in technological policy and economic development. Business and management experts will also discover much of value to them within this book.Trade Review‘The Network Society stimulates the reader to think about the network society in an innovative way. Because of its analytical aims and a well-balanced presentation of empirical findings and theoretical insights coming from a remarkable variety of authors, this is a book that might become a model for collaborative research in the years to come, as well as an invaluable reference for teaching and research on networking as an organizational form.' -- International Sociology - Review of BooksTable of ContentsContents: Part I: The Theory of the Network Society Part II: The Cultural and Institutional Diversity of the Network Society Part III: The Network Economy Part IV: Sociability and Social Structure in the Age of the Internet Part V: The Internet in the Public Interest Part VI: Networked Social Movements and Informational Politics Part VII: The Culture of the Network Society Index

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Book SynopsisThe new digital media offers us an unprecedented memory capacity, an ubiquitous communication channel and a growing computing power. How can we exploit this medium to augment our personal and social cognitive processes at the service of human development? Combining a deep knowledge of humanities and social sciences as well as a real familiarity with computer science issues, this book explains the collaborative construction of a global hypercortex coordinated by a computable metalanguage. By recognizing fully the symbolic and social nature of human cognition, we could transform our current opaque global brain into a reflexive collective intelligence.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements xv Chapter 1. General Introduction 1 1.1. The vision: to enhance cognitive processes 2 1.2. A transdisciplinary intellectual adventure 5 1.3. The result: toward hypercortical cognition 27 1.4. General plan of this book 35 PART 1. THE PHILOSOPHY OF INFORMATION 37 Chapter 2. The Nature of Information 41 2.1. Orientation 41 2.2. The information paradigm 45 2.3. Layers of encoding 56 2.4. Evolution in information nature 66 2.5. The unity of nature 69 Chapter 3. Symbolic Cognition 75 3.1. Delimitation of the field of symbolic cognition76 3.2. The secondary reflexivity of symbolic cognition 78 3.3. Symbolic power and its manifestations 80 3.4. The reciprocal enveloping of the phenomenal world and semantic world 82 3.5. The open intelligence of culture 84 3.6. Differences between animal and human collective intelligence 85 Chapter 4. Creative Conversation 89 4.1. Beyond “collective stupidity” 89 4.2. Reflexive explication and sharing of knowledge 92 4.3. The symbolic medium of creative conversation 103 Chapter 5. Toward an Epistemological Transformation of the Human Sciences 113 5.1. The stakes of human development 113 5.2. Critique of the human sciences 120 5.3. The threefold renewal of the human sciences 125 5.4. The Ouroboros 133 Chapter 6. The Information Economy 135 6.1. The symbiosis of knowledge capital and cognitive labor 136 6.2. Toward scientific self-management of collective intelligence 140 6.3. Flows of symbolic energy 144 6.4. Ecosystems of ideas and the semantic information economy 148 6.5. The semantic information economy in the digital medium 154 PART 2. MODELING COGNITION 159 Chapter 7. Introduction to the Scientific Knowledge of the Mind 161 7.1. Research program 161 7.2. The mind in nature 165 7.3. The three symbolic functions of the cortex 171 7.4. The IEML model of symbolic cognition. 176 7.5. The architecture of the Hypercortex 184 7.6. Overview: toward a reflexive collective intelligence 187 Chapter 8. The Computer Science Perspective: Toward a Reflexive Intelligence 189 8.1. Augmented collective intelligence 189 8.2. The purpose of automatic manipulation of symbols: cognitive modeling and self-knowledge 194 8.3. The means of automatic manipulation of symbols: beyond probabilities and logic 202 Chapter 9. General Presentation of the IEML Semantic Sphere 207 9.1. Ideas 208 9.2. Concepts 213 9.3. Unity and calculability 217 9.4. Symmetry 220 9.5. Internal coherence 225 9.6. Inexhaustible complexity 230 Chapter 10. The IEML Metalanguage 235 10.1. The problem of encoding concepts 235 10.2. Text units 238 10.3. Circuits of meaning 241 10.4. Between text and circuits 244 Chapter 11. The IEML Semantic Machine 253 11.1. Overview of the functions involved in symbolic cognition 253 11.2. Requirements for the construction of the IEML semantic machine 258 11.3. The IEML textual machine (S) 261 11.4. The STAR (Semantic Tool for Augmented Reasoning) linguistic engine (B) 264 11.5. The conceptual machine (T) 267 11.6. Conclusion 270 Chapter 12. The Hypercortex 275 12.1. The role of media and symbolic systems in cognition 275 12.2. The digital medium 277 12.3. The evolution of the layers of addressing in the digital medium 284 12.4. Between the Cortex and the Hypercortex 289 12.5. Toward an observatory of collective intelligence 291 12.6. Conclusion: the computability and interoperability of semantic and hermeneutic functions 296 Chapter 13. Hermeneutic Memory 299 13.1. Toward a semantic organization of memory 299 13.2. The layers of complexity of memory 302 13.3. Radical hermeneutics 304 13.4. The hermeneutics of information 308 13.5. The hermeneutics of knowledge 312 13.6. Wisdom 317 13.7. Collective interpretation games 318 Chapter 14. The Perspective of the Humanities: Toward Explicit Knowledge 323 14.1. Context 323 14.2. Methodology: the digital humanities 327 14.3. Epistemology: explicating symbolic cognition 331 Chapter 15. Observing Collective Intelligence 341 15.1. The semantic sphere as a mirror of concepts 341 15.2. The structure of the cognitive image 346 15.3. The two eyes of reflexive observation 350 Bibliography 353 Index 377

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Book SynopsisThis book is a study of the causes of spam, the behaviors associated to the generation of and the exposure to spam, as well as the protection strategies. The new behaviors associated to electronic communications are identified and commented. Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the number of e-mail and textual messages in your inbox, be it on your laptop, your Smartphone or your PC? This book should help you in finding a wealth of answers, tools and tactics to better surf the ICT wave in the professional environment, and develop proper protection strategies to mitigate your exposure to spam in any form.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ix Preface xi Introduction xv Chapter 1. Electronic Mail 1 1.1. Electronic mail, what is it exactly? 1 1.2. The most used communication tool in the professional world 2 1.2.1. E-mail or telephone? 2 1.2.2. A growth that is not slowing down 3 1.2.3. A perfectly adapted tool for a business in touch 4 1.3. Characteristics and beginning of misuse 4 1.3.1. A remote and asynchronous means of communication 5 1.3.2. Almost instantaneous and interactive 6 1.3.3. Textual 7 1.3.4. Ubiquitous and mobile 8 1.3.5. Which allows numerous messages to be sent 8 1.3.6. On to the storing and archiving of messages 9 1.4. E-mail versus other communication tools 10 1.5. The structure of e-mail and its susceptibility to misuse 12 1.5.1. Structure 12 1.5.2. Envelope and body of the message: two possible targets 14 1.6. Other forms of electronic communication, other flaws 15 1.6.1. Instant messaging 15 1.6.2. Micro-blogging 16 1.6.3. Social networks 17 1.7. Conclusion 17 Chapter 2. From Role to Identity 19 2.1. Roles, boundaries and transitions 19 2.1.1. Spatial and temporal boundaries 20 2.2. Roles 21 2.2.1. Definition 21 2.2.2. Role boundaries 23 2.2.3. Transitions between roles 26 2.3. Identities 28 2.4. Conclusion 30 Chapter 3. Roles and the Digital World 33 3.1. When electronic communications disrupt space-time 33 3.1.1. The transformation of space 34 3.1.2. The transformation of time 34 3.1.3. The transformation of distance 35 3.1.4. Mobility and ubiquity 37 3.2. Role transformation 38 3.2.1. Role boundaries 38 3.2.2. Flexibility 38 3.2.3. Permeability 41 3.2.4. Role separation 41 3.2.5. Transitions between roles 42 3.3. Conclusion 43 Chapter 4. Challenges in Communication 45 4.1. Interpersonal communication: a subtle tool 45 4.2. Misunderstanding in communication 46 4.2.1. Sources of misunderstanding 47 4.2.2. The absence of an operating communication channel 47 4.2.3. The absence of a common vocabulary 48 4.2.4. Exclusive information context 48 4.2.5. Situations involving incomprehension 49 4.2.6. Distance communication 49 4.2.7. Asynchronous communication 50 4.2.8. Heterogeneous competence domains or levels 50 4.2.9. Man–machine communication 50 4.2.10. E-mail: the accumulation of obstacles to comprehension 50 4.3. From misunderstanding to a lack of respect 51 4.4. A challenge for digital managers: communicating with the absent other 53 4.4.1. A lower volume of communication 53 4.4.2. A drop in communication quality 54 4.5. Conclusion 55 Chapter 5. Defining Spam 57 5.1. What is spam? 57 5.2. Preface: the influence of role on users’ perceptions of messages 57 5.3. Classifying e-mails according to role management theory 61 5.3.1. Roles and direct and indirect idiosyncratic connections 61 5.3.2. Roles played, transitions and perception of e-mail 65 5.4. Message classification model 68 5.4.1. E-mails received from unknown sources 68 5.4.2. Commercial spam 69 5.4.3. Fraudulent spam 70 5.4.4. E-mail received from known (trusted) sources 70 5.5. Conclusion 73 Chapter 6. A Lack of Ethics that Disrupts E-mail Communication 75 6.1. There is a new behavior behind every technical asset 75 6.2. Ethics and Information and Communication Technologies 76 6.3. Glossary of misuses and some of their consequences 79 6.4. Conclusion 104 Chapter 7. The Deadly Sins of Electronic Mail 105 7.1. Carefree exuberance 105 7.2. Confused identity 107 7.3. Cold indifference 108 7.4. Impassioned anger 109 7.5. Lost truth 111 7.6. The door of secrets 112 7.6.1. The ethical approach 112 7.6.2. The managerial approach 113 7.7. Fraudulent temptation 114 7.8. What answers should be given to these questions? 115 Chapter 8. The Venial Sins of Electronic Mail 117 8.1. Information overload 117 8.2. Anonymous disrespect 118 8.3. Communication poverty 118 8.4. Misunderstanding 119 8.4.1. Poorly written messages 119 8.4.2. Misread messages 119 8.4.3. When faced with misunderstanding, is empathy a solution? 120 8.5. Culpable ambiguity 120 8.6. Humor, love, rumors, and all the rest 120 Chapter 9. Exposure to Spam and Protection Strategies 123 9.1. Risk behaviors 123 9.1.1. Dynamic factors of spam exposure 124 9.1.2. Static factors of spam exposure 131 9.1.3. Other risks of spam exposure 133 9.2. Protection strategies 134 9.2.1. Keeping separate e-mail accounts 134 9.2.2. Using complex addresses 136 9.2.3. Treating received spam appropriately 136 9.2.4. Checking our e-proximity and network 138 9.2.5. Filters 139 9.2.6. Modify our sensitivity to spam 142 9.3. Conclusion 142 Concluding Recommendations 145 Bibliography 151 Index 157

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses the media, beliefs, the news, the Internet, etc. but it should not be seen as yet another critique of the media system, exploring with indignant fascination the idea of a machination against truth set up to serve a society of domination. These kinds of theories, whether they pertain to conspiracy theories or, more subtly, to a self-styled "critical" way of thinking, have always seemed to be the expression of a form of intellectual puerility. This is not to say that attempts at manipulating opinions do not occur, or that our world is free from compromised principles, or indeed corruption; far from it, but none of this is the key issue. In fact, reality can somehow be even more unsettling than those myths, however sophisticated they may be, that envisage the media system hand-in-hand with industry, science, and so forth, all in agreement so as to lead the "people" away from the truth. It is more unsettling because the processes described in this book and that allow falsehood and dubiousness to take hold of the public sphere are boosted by the development of IT, the workings of our minds, and the very nature of democracy. And finally, it is more unsettling because we are all responsible for what is going to happen to us.Table of ContentsPreface vii Introduction ix Chapter 1. More is Less: Mental Avarice and Mass Information 1 1.1. The revolution of the cognitive market 1 1.2. Amplification of the confirmation bias 6 1.3. The Seattle affair 9 1.3.1. The Wason experiment 10 1.4. The theorem of information credulity 14 1.5. Filter bubbles 17 Chapter 2. Why Does the Internet Side with Dubious Ideas? 19 2.1. The utopia of the knowledge society and the empire of beliefs 19 2.2. The ditherer’s problem 20 2.3. Competition between belief and knowledge on the Internet 23 2.4. Psychokinesis 27 2.5. The Loch Ness Monster 27 2.6. Aspartame 28 2.7. Crop circles 28 2.8. Astrology 29 2.9. Overview of resutls 30 2.10. How can we explain these results? 30 2.11. The Titanic syndrome 31 2.12. When Olson’s paradox plays against knowledge 34 2.13. Charles Fort, his life, and his works in a few words 36 2.14. Fort products: argumentative mille-feuilles 38 2.15. The sharing of the arguments of conviction 40 2.16. A Fortean product in the making: Michael Jackson’s fake death 42 2.17. When Fort reinforces Olson 44 2.18. Would you believe it! 46 2.19. It is all in the Bible, all of it 49 2.20. The transparency paradox 52 2.21. A shorter incubation period 56 Chapter 3. Competition Serves the Truth, Excessive Competition Harms It 61 3.1. Michael Jackson’s son, abused by Nicolas Sarkozy 61 3.2. A “prisoner’s dilemma” kind of situation 63 3.3. Presidential unfaithfulness and the burnt Koran 66 3.4. The IRC curve (information reliability/competition) 72 Chapter 4. What Can Be Done? From the Democracy of the Gullible to the Democracy of Enlightenment 77 4.1. The hope of the astrophysicist 77 4.2. The bad education 80 4.3. When gullibility looks like intelligence 83 4.4. The sum of imperfections 88 4.5. Toward cognitive demagogy 93 4.6. How to keep the illusion scholar inside us in check 96 4.7. Declaration of mental independence 98 4.8. The fourth power 102 4.9. A new form of scientific communication 104 4.10. A new militancy 106 Conclusion 109 Bibliography 111 Index 121

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a biographical history of the field of systems thinking, by examining the life and work of thirty of its major thinkers. It discusses each thinker’s key contributions, the way this contribution was expressed in practice and the relationship between their life and ideas. This discussion is supported by an extract from the thinker’s own writing, to give a flavour of their work and to give readers a sense of which thinkers are most relevant to their own interests.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: “Ramage and Shipp wrote this book as a textbook for a course in the UK’s Open University. … This work examines 30 major figures from all disciplines. The authors describe each figure in terms of how their work fits the ‘systems thinking’ pattern … . This book is suitable for its stated purpose as a resource tool for a course in a specialized academic discipline. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, researchers, and faculty.” (C. G. Wood, Choice, Vol. 47 (9), May, 2010)Table of ContentsEarly Cybernetics.- Gregory Bateson.- Norbert Wiener.- Warren McCulloch.- Margaret Mead.- W. Ross Ashby.- General Systems Theory.- Ludwig von Bertalanffy.- Kenneth Boulding.- Geoffrey Vickers.- Howard Odum.- System Dynamics.- Jay Forrester.- Donella Meadows.- Peter Senge.- Soft and Critical Systems.- C. West Churchman.- Russell Ackoff.- Peter Checkland.- Werner Ulrich.- Michael Jackson.- Later Cybernetics.- Heinz von Foerster.- Stafford Beer.- Humberto Maturana.- Niklas Luhmann.- Paul Watzlawick.- Complexity Theory.- Ilya Prigogine.- Stuart Kauffman.- James Lovelock.- Learning Systems.- Kurt Lewin.- Eric Trist.- Chris Argyris.- Donald Schön.- Mary Catherine Bateson.

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Book SynopsisThe internet may be a utopia for free expression, but it also harbours nihilistic groups and individuals spreading bizarre creeds, unhindered by the risk-averse gatekeepers of the mass media - and not all are as harmless as the Virtual Church of the Blind Chihuahua or Sexastrianism. With few entry barriers, ready anonymity and no centralised control, the internet offers wired extremists unprecedented access to a potential global audience of billions. Technology allows us to select the information we wish to receive - so those of a fanatical bent can filter out moderating voices and ignore countervailing arguments, retreating into a virtual world of their own design that reaffirms their views. In The Devil's Long Tail, Stevens and O'Hara argue that we misunderstand online extremism if we think intervention is the best way to counter it. Policies designed to disrupt radical networks fail because they ignore the factors that push people to the margins. Extremists are driven less by ideas than by the benefits of participating in a tightly-knit, self-defined, group. Rather, extreme ideas should be left to sink or swim in the internet's marketplace of ideas. The internet and the web are valuable creations of a free society. Censoring them impoverishes us all while leaving the radical impulse intact.Trade Review'In this well-reasoned book, the authors argue that censorship won't quash extremism - only free speech will.' -- Publishers Weekly'An engaging and original exploration of the analytically complex - and politically fraught - relationships between technology, religion and the politics of security. - Stevens and O'Hara make a compelling, accessible and well-structured case for why violent extremism - at least those forms in which religion plays a constitutive role - is best countered by leaving it to adapt or survive in the global "marketplace" of religious ideas. Their book brings maturity and insight to a field in which political expediency has often trumped coherent and reasoned discussion and hampered or even degraded societal security itself.' -- Tim Stevens, Department of War Studies, King's College London'Stevens and O'Hara adopt a refreshingly original and multidisciplinary market-based approach to analysing the complex intersection between religion, extremism, and the internet to challenge the received wisdom on advisable policy responses. Referencing everyone from Adam Smith to Jurgen Habermas, and Sherry Turkle to Joseph Conrad, Nicholas Negroponte, and Eli Pariser, The Devil's Long Tail is essential reading.' -- Maura Conway, Senior Lecturer in International Security, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University'Stevens and O'Hara explore the metaphor of the "marketplace of ideas" - religious beliefs as e-commerce product. They interrogate the relationship between religious radicalism and violent extremism, and question whether the internet plays a role in driving the two together. Setting out to bridge the gap between the intuitive and the evidenced, their contribution to the heated discourse around terror is both thought-provoking and timely.' -- Neville Bolt, King's College London, author of The Violent Image: Insurgent Propaganda and the New Revolutionaries

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Book SynopsisThis clear and accessible textbookand its associated website offer a state of the art introduction to the burgeoning field of computer ethics and professional responsibility. Includes discussion of hot topics such as the history of computing; the social context of computing; methods of ethical analysis; professional responsibility and codes of ethics; computer security, risks and liabilities; computer crime, viruses and hacking; data protection and privacy; intellectual property and the “open source” movement; global ethics and the internet Introduces key issues and concepts at the start of each section, and features classroom-tested study questions, and lists of useful websites and further reading Provides a wealth of relevant case studies, and an easy-to learn case-analysis technique Is accompanied by a website, offering sample student answers, additional study questions, example case analyses, and discussion forums Visit the website at www.southernct.edu/organizations/RCCS/Textbook Trade Review"Bynum and Rogerson succeed at the difficult task of putting together a lasting collection of papers for a cutting-edge field that changes direction every other month. The collection is essential for anyone doing advanced research on the ethical standards of computer professions. At the same time, the collection stands as an outstanding teaching text for most university courses." John Snapper, Illinois Institute of Technology "This book includes significant pieces from members of the global computer ethics community. Among its strengths are the worked-out case studies for ethical analysis and a nice section on computer security. It is an ideal text for those teaching professional ethics." Frances S. Grodzinsky, Sacred Heart UniversityTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements. Foreword: About The Computing Curricula 2001 Guidelines Of Ieee-Cs And Acm. Editors’ Introduction: Ethics In The Information Age. Part I: What Is Computer Ethics?. Introduction: Defining Computer Ethics. 1. Reason, Relativity, And Responsibility In Computer Ethics: James H. Moor. 2. Unique Ethical Problems In Information Technology: Walter Maner. 3. Ethical Decision Making And Case Analysis In Computer Ethics: Terrell Ward Bynum. Additional Readings And Web Resources On The Nature Of Computer Ethics. Part II: Professional Responsibility:. Introduction To Professional Responsibility. 4. Unintentional Power In The Design Of Computing Systems: Chuck Huff. 5. Informatics And Professional Responsibility: Donald Gotterbarn. 6. The Ethics Of Software Development Project Management: Simon Rogerson. Case To Analyze: The London Ambulance Case. Additional Readings And Web Resources On Professional Responsibility. Part III: Codes of Ethics:. Introduction To Codes Of Ethics. 7. No PAPA: Why Incomplete Codes Of Ethics Are Worse Than None At All: N. Ben Fairweather. 8. On Licensing Computer Professionals: Donald Gotterbarn. Case To Analyze: The Chemco Case. Additional Readings And Web Resources On Codes Of Ethics. Appendix To Part III: Example Codes of Ethics. The Software Engineering Code Of Ethics. IEEE-CS/ACM Joint Task Force On Software Engineering. The ACM Code Of Ethics And Professional Conduct. Association For Computing Machinery. The ACS Code Of Ethics. The Australian Computer Society. The BCS Code Of Conduct. The British Computer Society. The IEEE Code Of Ethics. The Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers. The IMIS Code Of Ethics. Institute For The Management Of Information Systems. Part IV: Sample Topics In Computer Ethics:. Computer Security. Introduction To Computer Security. 9. Computer Security And Human Values: Peter G. Neumann. 10. Are Computer Hacker Break-Ins Ethical? Eugene H. Spafford. Case To Analyze: A Flight Of Fancy At Aero Wright. Additional Readings And Web Resources On Computer Security. Privacy And Computing. Introduction To Privacy And Computing. 11. Towards A Theory Of Privacy In The Information Age: James H. Moor. 12. Data Protection In A Changing World: Elizabeth France. Case To Analyze: A Small Matter Of Privacy. Additional Readings And Web Resources On Privacy. Computing And Intellectual Property. Introduction To Computing And Intellectual Property. 13. Proprietary Rights In Computer Software: Deborah G. Johnson. 14. Why Software Should Be Free: Richard Stallman. Case To Analyze: Free-Range Property. Additional Readings And Web Resources On Intellectual Property. Global Information Ethics. Introduction To Global Information Ethics. 15. The Computer Revolution And The Problem Of Global Ethics: Krystyna Gorniak-Kocikowska. 16. Giving Offence On The Internet: John Weckert. Case To Analyze: A Clever Idea. Additional Readings And Web Resources On Global Information Ethics. A Final Case To Analyze. Case To Analyze: Corner Shop Goes Virtual. Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisThe computer has in many respects become so common that it largely disappears from view. Originally a room-sized, esoteric, carefully-tended machine, breeding fear, awe and respect, over the years it has decreased in size, and with the rise of the personal computer it has now become a prosaic appliance little-more noted than a toaster or vacuum-cleaner. In "Computer" designer and design historian Paul Atkinson shows how changes in attitudes have been reflected in the physical design of the computer, and the ways in which the computer has been represented and promoted by manufacturers in advertising media. Informed by the office and sexual politics of the time, brochures for computers up until the 1980s clearly demonstrate the manufacturers' views on the ways in which they would be used. By contrast, today's PC is very PC genderless, and largely status free. "Computer" also considers the role of the computer as a cultural touchstone, as evidenced by its regular appearance in popular media: "Dan Dare" and the iconography of the space age for example, "2001: A Space Odyssey's" Hal, James Bond's bespoke gadgetry, "Stars War and Trek", and a myriad more besides.Atkinson also explores the role of fashion in the design and promotion of computers, showing the relationship between popular culture and the design of the computer to be complex and interdependent. Computer covers many issues ignored by other histories of computing, which have focused largely on technology and the economics involved in their production, but rarely on their physical design or their reception, consumption and representation. The book will appeal to professionals, students, and the lay reader in the fields of design, technology and computing, as well as social, cultural and economic history.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Establishment 2 Becoming Personal 3 Control, Status and Sex 4 Presentation and Representation References Select Bibliography Photo Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisThis book places IT in perspective by tracing its development through time, covering its origins in business, the massive expansion of the role of IT at the end of the 20th century, the growth of the internet, and the successes and failures of companies involved in this development. Despite its ubiquity in the modern world, the author highlights that efficient use of IT by businesses can only be gained by a good understanding of its potentials and pitfalls, highlighting how its informed use in practice is essential for companies to succeed. Finally, questions are raised concerning the future of IT: who will reap the benefits and why? Will IT continue to provide solutions and will it always deliver on its promise? Will it cease to advance and thus cease to be studied or will it continue to develop and thus provide new opportunities and challenges to users?Table of ContentsForeword by Louis Schweitzer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Renault 9 Introduction – All Set for an E-journey 13 Chapter 1. The First Information Revolution 17 1.1. Information: the catalyst for the development of the human community 17 1.2. Writing 19 1.3. Counting 20 1.4. Sorting: Hollerith’s tabulating machines 23 1.5. Europe lagging behind 24 Chapter 2. From Electromechanics to Electronics 27 2.1. The NCR crucible 27 2.2. A company named CTR 29 2.3. IT: a product of World War II 30 2.4. IT: a complex, precious and expensive commodity 32 2.4.1. The UNIVAC venture 33 2.4.2. The IBM riposte 34 2.4.3. The BUNCH 35 2.5. The trials and tribulations of IT in Europe 36 2.5.1. France: caught between state intervention and US domination 37 2.5.2. Great Britain’s vanishing greatness 40 2.6. Centralization of IT power and work organization 42 Chapter 3. The Dawn of the Digital Era 47 3.1. The quest for new freedom 47 3.2. The colorful saga of major firsts 49 3.2.1. The first micro-computers 50 3.2.2. Sources of inspiration 53 3.2.2.1. PARC 53 3.2.2.2. MIT54 3.2.3. The first groundbreaking software 56 3.2.3.1. The spreadsheet revolution 56 3.2.3.2. An e-mail odyssey 57 3.2.3.3. The birth of Bill Gates and Microsoft 58 3.2.3.4. The world of games 58 3.2.4. A three-dimensional world 59 3.2.5. Scientific instrumentation through servers: the story of HP 60 3.3. The internet explosion 61 3.3.1. From ARPANET to the web 62 3.3.2. 1993: the official birth of the web 65 Chapter 4. Light and Shade in the Digital World 69 4.1. The family tree of the digital world 69 4.1.1. Stalwarts undergoing change 69 4.1.1.1. Honor to whom honor is due 70 4.1.1.2. Telephone companies 71 4.1.2. How golden was my Valley! 72 4.1.3. Integrated software editors 74 4.1.4. Microsoft: an entirely separate case 75 4.1.5. The web generation 77 4.1.6. The inescapable consultants and service providers 78 4.2. The slippery slope 80 4.2.1. The victims of the second wave 80 4.2.2. Ousted leaders 81 4.2.3. Micro-computing à la française 82 4.2.4. Broken promises: could do better! 83 4.3. The engines powering progress in the digital era 84 4.3.1. Human/machine interface 85 4.3.2. The laws in the new world 87 4.3.2.1. Moore’s Law 88 4.3.2.2. Metcalfe’s Law 89 4.3.2.3. Ruettger’s Law 89 4.3.2.4. Gilder’s Law 89 4.3.2.5. Shannon’s Law 89 4.3.3. Machine diversification and interoperability 89 Chapter 5. The Promise and Reality of New Technology 91 5.1. IT effectiveness called into question 91 5.2. The value of IT92 5.2.1. IT and economic savings: can the case be closed? 93 5.2.1.1. The macroeconomic approach 95 5.2.1.2. The microeconomic approach 97 5.3. The IT sector set up as a model 102 5.4. Telecommunications in the eye of the storm 105 5.5. Shifting boundaries and extended companies 108 5.6. Corporate network players 110 5.6.1. The customer is always right! 110 5.6.2. Marketplaces113 5.6.3. Employee-centric 115 5.7. New opportunities and new competition 117 5.8. The new time/space framework 119 Chapter 6. IT Policies in Efficient Enterprises 121 6.1. Reduce the shortfall between promises and reality 121 6.2. Shedding light on IT and information systems 124 6.3. Information governance 126 6.4. Making choices 126 6.4.1. Interoperability 127 6.4.2. Scalability 128 6.4.3. Reversibility and independence vis-à-vis suppliers 128 6.4.4. Predictability of performance 129 6.5. Structuring 130 6.6. Realization 134 6.7. Measurements and monitoring 136 6.7.1. Keys to IT operations 140 6.7.2. Monitoring maintenance programs and new projects 141 6.8. To do it oneself or ask someone else to do it? 141 6.8.1. The rise of purchased tools 142 6.8.2. The transformation of in-house IT 143 6.8.2.1. Purchasing logic 143 6.8.2.2. The informed decision not to purchase 145 6.8.3. The merciless world of contracts 147 6.9. Sisyphus and security 150 Chapter 7. New Instructions for CIOs 153 7.1. Lessons of the past 154 7.1.1. Key IT issues since 1970, as seen through the eyes of CIGREF reports 156 7.1.2. With the benefit of hindsight: the major stakes of the 1990s 158 7.2. The CIO’s missions 161 7.2.1. The CIO-teacher 162 7.2.2. The CIO-leader 164 7.2.3. The CIO-manager 165 Chapter 8. New Vision(s)? 167 8.1. Gurus and a New Economy in a perfect world 167 8.1.1. Shattered dreams? 168 8.1.2. What remains of the dot-com years? 169 8.2. The technological outlook 170 8.2.1. What a beautiful world! 170 8.2.2. Open source software: the alternative? 174 8.2.3. Cyborg and the cyberworld: reality and delirium 176 8.3. Citizenship and economic development 177 8.3.1. Unequal access to internet resources 177 8.3.2. The first hesitant steps towards electronic democracy 181 8.3.2.1. Electronic voting 181 8.3.2.2. Access to public services 182 8.4. Developments in the Third World 184 8.5. Security and freedom: what are the real threats? 184 8.6. Press, media and culture 185 8.7. Health and education 187 Conclusion 191 References and Bibliography 193 Acknowledgements 197

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Book SynopsisHow many times do you check something on the internet but find you are drifting aimlessly from one link to another? If you can't not answer the phone when it rings, and you spend hours a week on social media, and you read your texts instead of kissing your loved one goodnight, and you don't give your kids proper attention because you just have to prioritize new responses to your tweet...then this book is for you. The digital world is spreading like an inferno - a swirling, hot storm of change, possibility, addiction, passion, manipulation, creativity and abuse. It demands our attention and encourages us to be always on, with its constant updates and feedback. It is exciting, but it can also be overwhelming. And it's developing faster than our ability to deal with it. To adherents of digital living and working, any criticism is uncool, a sign of being out of touch. Refreshingly, Digital Inferno is neither simple indictment nor unqualified endorsement. Rather, it's about holding your own in the digital realm - adapting in a healthy way to the new reality. It offers a conscious path that allows you to derive the benefits you need but also to manage the dangers. Packed with a wealth of practical advice, Digital Inferno describes numerous methods to enable you to step back from constant digital activity and virtual living, and to pay more attention to the real world. You'll find exercises to overcome tiredness from digital contact and to develop skills to enable you to remain awake and aware. Crucially, you will be master of the digital realm: to abstain from contact when you need to, but also freely to immerse yourself when you choose to. We don't need to shun new technology, but we do need to be armed with an understanding of its challenges, problems and limitations. This book provides the tools you will need to meet the future consciously.Trade Review'This book is visionary and practical and both are needed at this time as the digital inferno spreads, setting fire to more and more elements of daily life.' - Tom Bourner, Emeritus Professor of Personal and Professional Development, University of Brighton, co-author of Workshops That Work 'An exciting book, full of hope for the future. By applying the concept of mindfulness to digital interactions, Paul Levy shows how we can get the most out of technology without losing touch with our essential humanity. Great stuff - thoughtful, insightful and very timely.' - Sue Palmer, author of Toxic Childhood 'An insightful guide for those seeking to consciously navigate the noise and confusion of the digital age.' - Daniel T. Jones, author of The Machine That Changed The World and founder of the Lean Enterprise Academy 'A fascinating and thought-provoking survey of our digital times.' - Cliff McNish, author of The Doomspell Trilogy 'Our generation is gradually noticing the subtle effects of digital media in our lives. There are no clear answers as the effects are generative and emergent but it is useful to be mindful of the path we are creating. Paul Levy's book is an eye opener. It is written with precision and full of insights on this ongoing interplay between people and technology. It is a great book for anyone keen to regain control of their relationship with gadgets and digital media in general.' - Professor John Baptista, Associate Professor of Information Systems, University of Warwick 'A fascinating, moving and practical dance of content exploring what awfully is and what awe fully might be as human civilization embraces digital virtuality. Brilliantly conceived and written.' - Angus Jenkinson, author of From Stress to Serenity, Chief Organising Officer of the Civil Society Forum

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that identity is changing profoundly and that money is changing equally profoundly. Because of technological change the two trends are converging so that all that we need for transacting will be our identities captured in the unique record of our online social contacts. Social networks and mobile phones are the key technologies. They will enable the building of an identity infrastructure that can enhance both privacy and security - there is no trade-off. The long-term consequences of these changes are impossible to predict, partly because how they take shape will depend on how companies (probably not banks) take advantage of business opportunities to deliver transaction services. But one prediction made here is that cash will soon be redundant - and a good thing too. In its place we will see a proliferation of new digital currencies.Trade Review"Dave Birch gives one of the best accounts available today on how we'll navigate the challenges of the emerging payments landscape, and how traditional data points on identity don't really make sense in a digital world. An outstanding piece of work which may well define our journey moving forward." Brett King, Founder and CEO of Moven.com. "Dave Birch's thoughts on digital identity were seminal to the UK's Identity Assurance Scheme. Anyone entering the field of digital identity should take this book with them." David Rennie, Identity Assurance Programme, Government Digital Service, Cabinet Office.

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Book SynopsisThe two most wanted terrorists in Southeast Asia — a Malaysian and a Singaporean — are on the run in the Philippines, but they manage to keep their friends and family updated on Facebook. Filipinos connect with al-Qaeda-linked groups in Somalia and Yemen. The black flag — embedded in al-Qaeda lore — pops up on websites and Facebook pages from around the world, including the Philippines, Indonesia, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Australia, and North Africa. The black flag is believed to herald an apocalypse that brings Islam's triumph. These are a few of the signs that define terrorism's new battleground: the Internet and social media.In this groundbreaking work of investigative journalism, Maria Ressa traces the spread of terrorism from the training camps of Afghanistan to Southeast Asia and the Philippines. Through research done at the International Center for Political Violence & Terrorism Research in Singapore and sociograms created by the CORE Lab at the Naval Postgraduate School, the book examines the social networks which spread the virulent ideology that powered terrorist attacks in the past 10 years.Many of the stories here have never been told before, including details about the 10 days during which Ressa led the crisis team in the Ces Drilon kidnapping case by the Abu Sayyaf in 2008. The book forms the powerful narrative that glues together the social networks — both physical and virtual — which spread the jihadi virus from bin Laden to Facebook.Table of ContentsKidnapped; Crisis; Roots; A Piece of the Action; The Virus; Deadline; Ultimatum; Double-Cross; Breakdown; Homecoming.

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Book SynopsisA gripping new investigation into the underbelly of digital technology, which reveals not only how costly the virtual world is, but how damaging it is to the environment. If digital technology were a country, it would be the third-highest consumer of electricity behind China and the United States. Every year, streaming technology generates as much greenhouse gas as Spain — close to 1 per cent of global emissions. One Google search uses as much electricity as a lightbulb left on for up to two minutes. It turns out that the ‘dematerialised’ digital world, essential for communicating, working, and consuming, is much more tangible than we would like to believe. Today, it absorbs 10 per cent of the world’s electricity and represents nearly 4 per cent of the planet’s carbon dioxide emissions. We are struggling to understand these impacts, as they are obscured to us in the mirage of ‘the cloud’. The result of an investigation carried out over two years on four continents, The Dark Cloud reveals the anatomy of a technology that is virtual only in name. Under the guise of limiting the impact of humans on the planet, it is already asserting itself as one of the major environmental challenges of the twenty-first century.Trade Review‘Guillaume Pitron recalls the origins of digital technology and explains how this new communication tool has catastrophic consequences on our environment … What happens when you send an email? What is the geography of clicks? What ecological and geopolitical challenges do they bring without our knowledge? This is the subject of The Dark Cloud … For two years, the journalist followed, on four continents, the route of our emails, our likes, and our vacation photos.’ -- Margherita Nasi * Le Monde *‘It reveals the environmental cost of a dematerialised sector. Between the strategies of the giants who keep us in the illusion of a clean internet and the difficulty of feeling pollution that has no taste or smell, the investigator reveals the underside of the internet.’ -- Marina Fabre, Novethic‘An incredible investigation.’ -- France Inter‘Absolutely fascinating.’ -- Ali Baddou, C l’hebdo, France 5‘A landmark book.’ * Le Figaro *‘An illuminating study.’ * L’Obs *‘A riveting investigation that, just like a thriller, sets out to open our eyes about the material impact as well as the economic and geopolitical issues of a totally wired world.’ * L’ADN *‘Insightful.’ * Sciences et Avenir *‘A colossal work.’ * Marianne *‘In The Dark Cloud, Guillaume Pitron exposes the supposed immateriality of the internet as one of the more pernicious of tech bro delusions. … rather than saving us from the destructive tendencies of capitalism, the digital realm intensifies them, with the tech companies committed to exponential, unplanned growth irrespective of the environmental consequences …[The Dark Cloud] demonstrates convincingly that we can’t flee from our messed-up analogue world into some digital alternative. Our problems are material – and they require material solutions.’ -- Jeff Sparrow * The Saturday Paper *‘Today has two battlegrounds - carbon and silicon. In The Dark Cloud, journalist Guillaume Pitron explains the distinction between these two battlegrounds is a carefully crafted illusion. Our screens are not portals to an infinity beyond the material. Far from lacking a footprint, technology actually has an immense cost in resources, energy and environmental destruction … Pitron is a master of articulating the material cost of the “immaterial” … It’s only through works such as Dark Cloud … that laboriously map the immense, insatiable machine that we realise it’s one minute to midnight on the doomsday clock, and we’re all asleep. Well, here is your wake-up call.’ -- Jason Steger * The Sydney Morning Herald *‘This illuminating report from journalist Pitron (The Rare Metals War) … succeeds in exposing the unseen hardware and processes that keep the modern world running … Anyone who’s ever wondered where, exactly, “the cloud” is located will want to check this out.’ * Publishers Weekly *‘Pitron’s captivating book delivers an illuminating and exquisitely written insight into the hidden world explaining the often hidden environmental costs that come with, for example, downloading this book review.’ -- Thomas Klikauer * International Journal of Communication *Praise for The Rare Metals War: ‘Recognising that the latest technologies might not be as green as we like to think is a good place to start planning for a better world.’ -- John Arlidge * The Sunday Times *Praise for The Rare Metals War: ‘Pitron weighs the awful price of refining the materials, ably blending investigative journalism with insights from science, politics, and business.’ -- Simon Ings * New Scientist *Praise for The Rare Metals War: ‘[E]xposes the dirty underpinnings of clean technologies in a debut that raises valid questions about energy extraction.’ * Publishers Weekly *Praise for The Rare Metals War: ‘An expert account of a poorly understood but critical element in our economy … Pitron delivers a gripping, detailed, and discouraging explanation … A well-rendered explanation of further bad news on the clean energy front.’ * Kirkus Reviews *Praise for The Rare Metals War: ‘[T]he journalist and filmmaker warns against the optimistic belief that technology is the solution … At a time when many claim to be “citizens of the world” or retreat into naive or hypocritical protectionism, Pitron’s book is an attempt to open people’s eyes to the consequences of their societal choices and lifestyles.’ * Green European Journal *

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Book SynopsisCommunications technology is advancing at such speed, heralding a world of choice and opportunity, that we sometimes struggle to navigate each new turn. And yet, with technology, as with life, we need to equip our children to make good choices and to deal with all the hidden dangers, as well as to take hold of the positive opportunities. Fully revised and updated to keep pace with this quickly changing digital world, Katharine Hill's clear, informative book explores the impact of the digital world on teenagers and younger children. Offering encouragement, wisdom and practical advice on topics such as screen time, social media and consumer culture, as well as how to tackle some of the more serious issues of online bullying, grooming and pornography, this book is a lifeline for parents, carers and teachers in an age of digital confusion. Whether you are a new parent or living with teenagers, a stranger to Snapchat or have 500 followers on Twitter, this book is for mums and dads who want to confidently parent in a world of screens.

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Book SynopsisAfter many years on the fringe, online counselling has rapidly become mainstream practice, propelled by the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet too often practitioners assume they can transition from in-person counselling without need for further training. In this essential book, Sarah Worley-James brings her many years' experience of online counselling and supervision to explore with the reader the practical and technical requirements of the work and also, importantly, the relational issues that working online brings. The book covers video, audio and text-based counselling, using vivid vignettes and case examples to bring to life its contents. All aspects, from transitioning and setting up the room and the equipment needed through to contracts, data storage and, above all, risk, are covered, with practical exercises to help you gain confidence in using these emerging media to their full creative potential.Trade Review'Reading Online Counselling made me realise just of how far online therapy has matured as a profession over the past 10 years. Sarah's warm and inviting style of writing nails the subject of online therapy from page one. Any online therapist, whether experienced or not, will find so much in this book that will benefit them and, consequently, their online clients.' Pip Weitz, Training Director, Academy for Online Therapy - 'This is sure to be a core text for counselling courses.' Adrian Rhodes, Chair, ACTO; President, European Confederation of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapies (ECPP) - 'Sarah Worley-James has written the book we have been waiting for. It is up-to-date and has a clear, inclusive, user-friendly style.' Anne Stokes, Patron of ACTO; Director (retired) of Online Training Ltd - 'The book is an excellent resource for those new to online therapy and practitioners who are fine-tuning their existing online knowledge and skills.' Jane Evans MA, BACP (Senior Accred), author of Online Counselling and Guidance Skills (2009).Table of ContentsIntroduction, 1. What is online counselling? 2. Transitioning to online counselling, 3. Getting started, 4. Ethical practice online, 5. Developing a therapeutic relationship through video, 6. Developing a therapeutic relationship in audio and telephone counselling, 7. Developing a therapeutic relationship in text-based counselling, 8. Assessing risk online, 9. Working with risk online, 10. Supervision for online counsellors, 11. Self-care for online counselling

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Book SynopsisThis book is a guide to living your life online, offering practical and sanity-saving tips to help you block out distractions and detractors.Nobody owns the internet, but it can own us. Between updates from our exes and half-hearted flirtations, abuse from trolls and doomscrolling, it''s easy to get sucked in and much harder to log off. The internet is addictive, but Gabrielle Alexa Noel has advice to save our mental health and offline relationships from social media and tech monopolies. Whether it''s sending nudes safely, protecting our data, or helping LGBTQI+ youth thrive, How to Live With the Internet and Not Let It Run Your Life is here to keep us safer, happier, and free to keep sliding into DMs.

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Book SynopsisEdmund C. Berkeley (1909 – 1988) was a mathematician, insurance actuary, inventor, publisher, and a founder of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). His book Giant Brains or Machines That Think (1949) was the first explanation of computers for a general readership. His journal Computers and Automation (1951-1973) was the first journal for computer professionals. In the 1950s, Berkeley developed mail-order kits for small, personal computers such as Simple Simon and the Braniac. In an era when computer development was on a scale barely affordable by universities or government agencies, Berkeley took a different approach and sold simple computer kits to average Americans. He believed that digital computers, using mechanized reasoning based on symbolic logic, could help people make more rational decisions. The result of this improved reasoning would be better social conditions and fewer large-scale wars. Although Berkeley’s populist notions of computer development in the public interest did not prevail, the events of his life exemplify the human side of ongoing debates concerning the social responsibility of computer professionals.This biography of Edmund Berkeley, based on primary sources gathered over 15 years of archival research, provides a lens to understand social and political decisions surrounding early computer development, and the consequences of these decisions in our 21st century lives.Table of Contents Modern Methods of Thinking, 1927–1941 Navy Assignment at the Harvard Computation Lab, 1944–1946 Establishing Open Communication Channels for Technology Development, 1945–1948 Robots and Giant Brains, 1942–1961 National Security Investigations, 1948–1955 Engineering Peace, 1948–1970 A Denunciation of Killing Devices, 1952–1972 The Remaking of Man, 1973–1987 Bibliography Author's Biography

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Book SynopsisEdmund C. Berkeley (1909 – 1988) was a mathematician, insurance actuary, inventor, publisher, and a founder of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). His book Giant Brains or Machines That Think (1949) was the first explanation of computers for a general readership. His journal Computers and Automation (1951-1973) was the first journal for computer professionals. In the 1950s, Berkeley developed mail-order kits for small, personal computers such as Simple Simon and the Braniac. In an era when computer development was on a scale barely affordable by universities or government agencies, Berkeley took a different approach and sold simple computer kits to average Americans. He believed that digital computers, using mechanized reasoning based on symbolic logic, could help people make more rational decisions. The result of this improved reasoning would be better social conditions and fewer large-scale wars. Although Berkeley’s populist notions of computer development in the public interest did not prevail, the events of his life exemplify the human side of ongoing debates concerning the social responsibility of computer professionals.This biography of Edmund Berkeley, based on primary sources gathered over 15 years of archival research, provides a lens to understand social and political decisions surrounding early computer development, and the consequences of these decisions in our 21st century lives.Table of Contents Modern Methods of Thinking, 1927–1941 Navy Assignment at the Harvard Computation Lab, 1944–1946 Establishing Open Communication Channels for Technology Development, 1945–1948 Robots and Giant Brains, 1942–1961 National Security Investigations, 1948–1955 Engineering Peace, 1948–1970 A Denunciation of Killing Devices, 1952–1972 The Remaking of Man, 1973–1987 Bibliography Author's Biography

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