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What did you do before Google?
The rise of Google as the dominant Internet search provider
reflects a generationally-inflected notion that "everything" that
matters is now on the Web, and "should," in the moral sense of the
verb, be accessible through search. In this theoretically nuanced
study of search technology s broader implications for knowledge
production and social relations, the authors shed light on a
culture of search in which our increasing reliance on search
engines influences not only the way we navigate, classify, and
evaluate Web content, but also how we think about ourselves and the
world around us, online and off.
Ken Hillis, Michael Petit, and Kylie Jarrett seek to understand
the ascendancy of search and its naturalization by historicizing
and contextualizing Google s dominance of the search industry, and
suggest that the contemporary culture of search is inextricably
bound up with a metaphysical longing to manage, order, and
categorize all knowledge. Calling upon this nexus between political
economy and metaphysics, "Google and the Culture of Search
"explores what is at stake for an increasingly networked culture in
which search technology is a site of knowledge and power.
What did you do before Google?
The rise of Google as the dominant Internet search provider
reflects a generationally-inflected notion that "everything" that
matters is now on the Web, and "should," in the moral sense of the
verb, be accessible through search. In this theoretically nuanced
study of search technology s broader implications for knowledge
production and social relations, the authors shed light on a
culture of search in which our increasing reliance on search
engines influences not only the way we navigate, classify, and
evaluate Web content, but also how we think about ourselves and the
world around us, online and off.
Ken Hillis, Michael Petit, and Kylie Jarrett seek to understand
the ascendancy of search and its naturalization by historicizing
and contextualizing Google s dominance of the search industry, and
suggest that the contemporary culture of search is inextricably
bound up with a metaphysical longing to manage, order, and
categorize all knowledge. Calling upon this nexus between political
economy and metaphysics, "Google and the Culture of Search
"explores what is at stake for an increasingly networked culture in
which search technology is a site of knowledge and power.
On any given day, more than two million items are listed for sale
on eBay, from everyday objects to kitsch and collectibles to the
truly bizarre. Since its debut ten years ago, eBay has quickly
become a central destination for millions of web browsers.
According to eBay itself, up to 165,000 Americans now make their
living by selling through the website, and other business analysts
project that hundreds of thousands of individuals worldwide now
make their living through eBay.
"Everyday eBay "is the first scholarly analysis of the internet
marketplace that has become a global social, cultural and economic
phenomenon. The nineteen new and classic essays gathered here
examine eBay from a wide variety of perspectives as a bellwether of
taste and material culture; as a rich site of cultural, racial, and
sexual discourse and practice; as an emergent media form; and as a
facilitator of global consumerism. From old toys steeped in
nostalgia to "rare" limited edition shoes, the contributors
demonstrate that value on eBay is never simply about "price."
This book provides an up-to-date assessment of sustainable
agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean
countries. It examines and reviews the impact of EU and national
policies on environmental and trade issues in agricultural and
rural organizations in the southern and eastern Mediterranean
region. The book also reflects key socio-economic and political
issues such as resource management, income distribution, employment
and migration trends, and sustainability aspects. It demonstrates
technical and methodological tools used for the analysis and
explains their application. The book presents the collective work
of a research consortium funded by an EU (FP7) project.
This book provides an up-to-date assessment of sustainable
agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean
countries. It examines and reviews the impact of EU and national
policies on environmental and trade issues in agricultural and
rural organizations in the southern and eastern Mediterranean
region. The book also reflects key socio-economic and political
issues such as resource management, income distribution, employment
and migration trends, and sustainability aspects. It demonstrates
technical and methodological tools used for the analysis and
explains their application. The book presents the collective work
of a research consortium funded by an EU (FP7) project.
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