Net locality : why location matters in a networked world /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Gordon, Eric, 1973-, Silva, Adriana de Souza e. (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• Θέματα: Digital communications.; Integrated services digital networks.; Wireless communication systems.; World Wide Web.; Internet > Technological innovations.; Digital communications > Social aspects.; COMPUTERS > Networking > Intranets & Extranets.; COMPUTERS > Web > General.; Sociale media.; Internet.; Sociale aspecten.; Electronic books.

The first book to provide an introduction to the new theory of Net Locality and the profound effect on individuals and societies when everything is located or locatable. Describes net locality as an emerging form of location awareness central to all aspects of digital media, from mobile phones, to G...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Net Locality; Organizing the Web; Location Awareness; Reading the Book; References; Chapter 1: Maps; Mapping Social Information; GIS: Converging Maps and Computers; Web GIS; Net Locality; Is the World Too Much With Us?; References; Chapter 2: Mobile Annotations; Locating Devices; Attaching Information to Location; Tracing and Mapping Locations; Mobile Annotation; Location Awareness Goes Mainstream; Location is Everywhere; References; Chapter 3: Social Networks and Games; Digital Connection in Physical Spaces.