Routledge introductions to media and communications
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-217) and index.
The political economy of the internet -- Computer mediated communication (CMC): features and technologies -- Hypertext -- Websites as communication -- Conceptualizing users of the internet: traces and search engines -- Internet: communities and practices -- Conclusion.
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Lorenzo Cantoni and Stefano Tardini's absorbing introduction considers the internet as a communication technology; the opportunities it affords us, the limitations it imposes and the functions it allows. From music to gaming, information gathering to eLearning; eCommerce to eGovernment. Internet explores: the political economy of the internet; hypertext; computer mediated communication; websites as communication; conceptualizing users of the internet; internet communities and practices.