Net Locality: Why Location Matters in a Networked World - Hardcover

Gordon, Eric; De Souza E Silva, Adriana

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405180617 ISBN 13: 9781405180610

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

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About this title

Review:

"In this regard, the present book is undoubtedly a fine posthumous support of the work of this visionary Thinker." (Regional Studies, 1 November 2011)

"Recommended. All levels/libraries." (Choice, 1 October 2011)

"The authors are clearly enthusiastic about this technology and its possibilities, yet they do address privacy concerns. Particularly interesting is their discussion of the ways in which net locality impacts political engagement and local government, and how location awareness is effecting other cultures." (Publishers Weekly, 30 May 2011)

From the Back Cover:

The web is all around us. The use of mobile phones andlocation-aware technologies and the ability for people to browseinformation from wherever they may be, means that physical locationhas become an important factor in how data is categorized andaccessed. This book provides an introduction to the new theory ofNet Locality, an emerging form of location awareness, a conceptbecoming central to cultural production and everyday life.

Net locality is crucial to all aspects of digital media, frommobile phones to online maps to location-based social networks andgames. This book describes what happens to individuals andsocieties when virtually everything is located or locatable andwhat they can do with this awareness, from organizing impromptupolitical protests to finding nearby friends and resources. Itcovers the dangers and affordances that these technologies present, from challenging traditional notions of privacy to the reimaginingof urban public space.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1405180617
• ISBN 13: 9781405180610
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 198