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Facebook claims that it is building a "global community." Whether
this sounds utopian, dystopian, or simply self-promotional, there
is no denying that social-media platforms have altered social
interaction, political life, and outlooks on the world, even for
people who do not regularly use them. In this book, Roberto
Simanowski takes Facebook as a starting point to investigate our
social-media society-and its insidious consequences for our concept
of the self. Simanowski contends that while they are often
denounced as outlets for narcissism and self-branding, social
networks and the practices they cultivate in fact remake the self
in their image. Sharing is the outsourcing of one's experiences,
encouraging unreflective self-narration rather than conscious
self-determination. Instead of experiencing the present, we are
stuck ceaselessly documenting and archiving it. We let our lives
become episodic autobiographies whose real author is the algorithm
lurking behind the interface. As we go about accumulating more
material for the platform to arrange for us, our sense of self
becomes diminished-and Facebook shapes a subject who no longer
minds. Social-media companies' relentless pursuit of personal data
for advertising purposes presents users with increasingly targeted,
customized information, attenuating cultural memory and fracturing
collective identity. Presenting a creative, philosophically
informed perspective that speaks candidly to a shared reality,
Facebook Society asks us to come to terms with the networked world
for our own sake and for all those with whom we share it.
In You are Not a Gadget digital guru and virtual reality pioneer
Jaron Lanier reveals how the internet is deadening personal
interaction, stifling genuine inventiveness and even changing us as
people. Something went wrong around the start of the twenty-first
century. The crowd was wise. Social networks replaced individual
creativity. There were more places to express ourselves than ever
before... yet no one really had anything to say. Does this have to
be our future? Showing us the way to a future where individuals
mean more than machines, this is a searing manifesto against mass
mediocrity, a creative call to arms - and an impassioned defence of
the human. 'A provocative and sure-to-be-controversial book ...
Lucid, powerful and persuasive' The New York Times 'There is hardly
a page that does not contain some fascinating provocation' Guardian
'Short and frightening ... from a position of real knowledge and
insight' Zadie Smith, New York Review of Books 'Poetic and
prophetic, this could be the most important book of the year' The
Times Jaron Lanier is a philosopher and computer scientist who has
spent his career pushing the transformative power of modern
technology to its limits. From coining the term 'Virtual Reality'
and creating the world's first immersive avatars to developing
cutting-edge medical imaging and surgical techniques, Lanier is one
of the premier designers and engineers at work today. A musician
with a collection of over 700 instruments, he has been recognised
by Encyclopedia Britannica (but certainly not Wikipedia) as one of
history's greatest inventors and named one of the top one hundred
public intellectuals in the world by Prospect and Foreign Policy.
Since its introduction in 2009, Bitcoin has been widely promoted as
a digital currency that will revolutionize everything from online
commerce to the nation-state. Yet supporters of Bitcoin and its
blockchain technology subscribe to a form of cyberlibertarianism
that depends to a surprising extent on far-right political thought.
The Politics of Bitcoin exposes how much of the economic and
political thought on which this cryptocurrency is based emerges
from ideas that travel the gamut, from Milton Friedman, F.A. Hayek,
and Ludwig von Mises to Federal Reserve conspiracy theorists.
Forerunners: Ideas First is a thought-in-process series of
breakthrough digital publications. Written between fresh ideas and
finished books, Forerunners draws on scholarly work initiated in
notable blogs, social media, conference plenaries, journal
articles, and the synergy of academic exchange. This is gray
literature publishing: where intense thinking, change, and
speculation take place in scholarship.
The American Statistical Association (ASA) and the Association of
Computing Machinery (ACM) have longstanding ethical practice
standards that are explicitly intended to be utilized by all who
use statistical practices or computing, or both. Since statistics
and computing are critical in any data-centered activity, these
practice standards are essential to instruction in the uses of
statistical practices or computing across disciplines. Ethical
Reasoning for a Data-Centered World is aimed at any undergraduate
or graduate students utilizing data. Whether the career goal is
research, teaching, business, government, or a combination, this
book presents a method for understanding and prioritizing ethical
statistics, computing, and data science - featuring the ASA and ACM
practice standards. To facilitate engagement, integration with
prior learning, and authenticity, the material is organized around
seven tasks: Planning/Designing; Data collection; Analysis;
Interpretation; Reporting; Documenting; and Engaging in Team Work.
This book is a companion volume to Ethical Practice of Statistics
and Data Science, also published by Ethics International Press
(2022). These are the first and only books to be based on, and to
provide guidance to, the American Statistical Association (ASA) and
Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) ethical guideline
documents.
The application of new computational techniques and visualisation
technologies in the Arts and Humanities are resulting in fresh
approaches and methodologies for the study of new and traditional
corpora. This 'computational turn' takes the methods and techniques
from computer science to create innovative means of close and
distant reading. This book discusses the implications and
applications of 'Digital Humanities' and the questions raised when
using algorithmic techniques. Key researchers in the field provide
a comprehensive introduction to important debates surrounding
issues such as the contrast between narrative versus database,
pattern-matching versus hermeneutics, and the statistical paradigm
versus the data mining paradigm. Also discussed are the new forms
of collaboration within the Arts and Humanities that are raised
through modular research teams and new organisational structures,
as well as techniques for collaborating in an interdisciplinary
way.
How best can we understand why the application of information and
communication technology in organizations succeeds or fails?
Calling on technical, organisational, social, psychological and
economic perspectives, this book provides a fresh and comprehensive
framework for answering this question. Consideration is given to
how ICT is adopted, implemented and used within organizations.
Throughout special features will help readers clarify their
understanding. These features include: - Case studies and vignettes
that chart the opportunities and pitfalls created by ICT - Useful
chapter introductions - An up to date glossary of concepts and
abbreviations
Online Social Networks: Human Cognitive Constraints in Facebook and
Twitter provides new insights into the structural properties of
personal online social networks and the mechanisms underpinning
human online social behavior. As the availability of digital
communication data generated by social media is revolutionizing the
field of social networks analysis, the text discusses the use of
large- scale datasets to study the structural properties of online
ego networks, to compare them with the properties of general human
social networks, and to highlight additional properties. Users will
find the data collected and conclusions drawn useful during design
or research service initiatives that involve online and mobile
social network environments.
This book focuses on issues arising from the technological
revolution that we are all experiencing. It is not intended to be
an exhaustive or definitive discussion of the digital revolution or
the Information Society, nor does it proclaim or denounce the new
Information Society. However, whether there is a new economic,
political and social order emerging or not, and whether the new
order is beneficial or detrimental to citizens, all agree that
significant changes are taking place. Often it seems as though we
are all bystanders, watching change take place but having very
little participation in the process. The central issue in this book
is that technology, including the new information and
communications technology linked with the Information Society, is
not a force external to society and beyond the control of society;
it is an integral part of society. Komito does not try to predict
the future; his aim is to encourage individuals to contribute to
policy choices so that the society that emerges is one that
citizens desire rather than one that is not of their making or
choosing. He encourages discussion and thought rather than
proclaiming conclusions. By using Irish examples the book will be
of especial value on Information Studies courses for Irish students
but by dealing with global issues in a highly readable way, this
book will be applicable to courses elsewhere.
This book presents a richly illustrated, hands-on discussion of one
of the fastest growing fields in linguistics today. The authors
address key methodological issues in corpus linguistics, such as
collocations, keywords and the categorization of concordance lines.
They show how these topics can be explored step-by-step with
BNCweb, a user-friendly web-based tool that supports sophisticated
analyses of the 100-million-word British National Corpus. Indeed,
the BNC and BNCweb have been described by Geoffrey Leech as «an
un-paralleled combination of facilities for finding out about the
English language of the present day (Foreword). The book contains
tasks and exercises, and is suitable for undergraduates,
postgraduates and experienced corpus users alike.
Within the rapidly-growing arena of 'virtual worlds', such as
Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOs), individuals behave in
particular ways, influence one another, and develop complex
relationships. This setting can be a useful tool for modeling
complex social systems, cognitive factors, and interactions between
groups and within organizations. To study these worlds effectively
requires a cross-disciplinary approach that integrates social
science theories with big data analytics. This broad-based book
offers a comprehensive and holistic perspective on the field. It
brings together research findings from an international team of
experts in computer science (artificial intelligence, game design,
and social computing), psychology, and the social sciences to help
researchers and practitioners better understand the fundamental
processes underpinning social behavior in virtual worlds such as
World of Warcraft, Rift, Eve Online, and Travian.
Ethical Practice of Statistics and Data Science is intended to
prepare people to fully assume their responsibilities to practice
statistics and data science ethically. Aimed at early career
professionals, practitioners, and mentors or supervisors of
practitioners, the book supports the ethical practice of statistics
and data science, with an emphasis on how to earn the designation
of, and recognize, "the ethical practitioner". The book features 47
case studies, each mapped to the Data Science Ethics Checklist
(DSEC); Data Ethics Framework (DEFW); the American Statistical
Association (ASA) Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice; and
the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Code of Ethics. It is
necessary reading for students enrolled in any data intensive
program, including undergraduate or graduate degrees in
(bio-)statistics, business/analytics, or data science. Managers,
leaders, supervisors, and mentors who lead data-intensive teams in
government, industry, or academia would also benefit greatly from
this book. This is a companion volume to Ethical Reasoning For A
Data-Centered World, also published by Ethics International Press
(2022). These are the first and only books to be based on, and to
provide guidance to, the ASA and ACM Ethical Guidelines/Code of
Ethics.
This book shows how Industry 4.0 is a strategic approach for
integrating advanced control systems with Internet technology
enabling communication between people, products and complex
systems. It includes processes such as machining features,
machining knowledge, execution control, operation planning, machine
tool selection and cutting tool. This book focuses on different
articles related to advanced technologies, and their integration to
foster Industry 4.0, being useful for researchers as well as
industrialists to refer and utilize the information in production
control.
How do digital media technologies shape or restructure social
practice? And which transitions and demarcations of different forms
of publicness arise in this context? Simon Holdermann examines this
question in his ethnography of everyday life in the High Atlas
Mountains of Morocco. In order to approach the ongoing,
historically situated social transformations of the region, he
analyses a variety of media practices concerning the organizational
work and transnational cooperation that take place there - in
particular at the intersection of mountain tourism, NGO work, and
local self-government.
This book provides an interdisciplinary lens for exploring,
assessing, and coming to new understandings of smart cities and
regions, focusing on the six dimensions of sensing, awareness,
learning, openness, innovation, and disruption. Using a hybrid case
study and correlational approach, people from diverse sectors in a
variety of small to medium to large-sized cities in multiple
countries (e.g., Canada, United States, Ireland, Greece, Israel,
etc.) provide experience-based perspectives on smart cities
together with assessments for elements pertaining to each of the
six dimensions. The analysis of findings in this work surfaces a
rich and interwoven tapestry of patterns from the qualitative data
highlighting for example, the importance of emotion/affect,
privacy, trust, and data visualizations in influencing and
informing the directions of smart cities and regions going forward.
Correlational analysis of quantitative data reveals the presence
and strength of emerging relationships among elements assessed,
shedding light on factors that may serve as starting points for
understanding what is contributing to potentials for improving
success in smart cities and regions.
This book is one of the first books that deal with the COVID-19
pandemic. COVID-19 pandemic has affected countries all over the
world and has made a significant impact on daily life and
healthcare facilities and treatment systems. The book covers the
main recent emerging technologies that are related to the COVID-19
crisis. The technologies that are included in this book play a
significant role in tackling COVID-19 in the future. The scope of
this book is to cover all advanced emerging technologies and
artificial intelligence techniques to fight against COVID-19
pandemic.
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