The Internet of Elsewhere The Emergent Effects of a Wired World

Through the lens of culture,The Internet of Elsewherelooks at the role of the Internet as a catalyst in transforming communications, politics, and economics. Cyrus Farivar explores the Internet's history and effects in four distinct and, to some, surprising societies-Iran, Estonia, South Korea,...

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1. Verfasser:	Farivar, Cyrus
Format:	E-Book Buch
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	United States Rutgers University Press 2011
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Schlagworte:	blogger Case studies cheap broadband COM060080 COMPUTERS / Web / General communication COMPUTERS COMPUTERS / General COMPUTERS / Internet / General culture Developing countries Economic development economics emergence of the internet Estonia Generalities global contributions to the internet global internet connections global internet contributions global internet use history of the internet Identity Information and communication technologies Information technology Information technology > Political aspects > Developing countries > Case studies Information technology > Social aspects > Developing countries > Case studies Internet Internet > Estonia Internet > Iran Internet > Political aspects > Developing countries > Case studies Internet > Senegal Internet > Social aspects > Developing countries > Case studies Internet > South Korea internet access internet access in Africa internet and culture internet development internet in Estonia internet in Iran internet in Senegal internet in South Korea Iran Korea (South) Political aspects politics role of internet Senegal Skype Social aspects South Korea sub-Saharan Africa and the internet Technological change Technology TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Technology & Engineering / General transforming communication Web pioneers wired world world wide web politics sub-Saharan Africa and the internet internet in Senegal blogger role of internet world wide web internet in Estonia global contributions to the internet global internet use history of the internet internet in South Korea cheap broadband transforming communication communication internet in Iran internet access in Africa global internet contributions global internet connections internet and culture economics Skype culture wired world emergence of the internet Web pioneers internet development internet internet access
ISBN:	0813550785, 9780813550787, 9780813549620, 0813549620
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Zusammenfassung:	Through the lens of culture,The Internet of Elsewherelooks at the role of the Internet as a catalyst in transforming communications, politics, and economics. Cyrus Farivar explores the Internet's history and effects in four distinct and, to some, surprising societies-Iran, Estonia, South Korea, and Senegal. He profiles Web pioneers in these countries and, at the same time, surveys the environments in which they each work. After all, contends Farivar, despite California's great success in creating the Internet and spawning companies like Apple and Google, in some areas the United States is still years behind other nations. Surprised?You won't be for long as Farivar proves there are reasons that: Skype was invented in Estonia-the same country that developed a digital ID system and e-voting;Iran was the first country in the world to arrest a blogger, in 2003;South Korea is the most wired country on the planet, with faster and less expensive broadband than anywhere in the United States;Senegal may be one of sub-Saharan Africa's best chances for greater Internet access.The Internet of Elsewherebrings forth a new complex and modern understanding of how the Internet spreads globally, with both good and bad effects.
Bibliographie:	Includes index SourceType-Books-1 ObjectType-Book-1 content type line 7
ISBN:	0813550785 9780813550787 9780813549620 0813549620
DOI:	10.36019/9780813550787