information society

"In 'Videocracy,' Allocca lays bare what YouTube videos say about our society and how our actions online--watching, sharing, commenting on, and remixing the people and clips that captivate us--are changing the face of entertainment, advertising, politics, and more. Via YouTube, we are fueling social movements, enforcing human rights, and redefining art--a lot more than you'd expect from a bunch of viral clips"--Dust jacket.

"These days it's become easier than ever to customize social media feeds to include only information you think is relevant to your interests. But is that necessarily a positive development? "Your Personalized Internet" uncovers the problematic aspects of online customization, including the dangers of echo chambers and filter bubbles and the loss of privacy that can result from companies sharing your personal information"--Amazon.com.

Microsoft's CEO tells the inside story of the company's continuing transformation and offers his vision for the coming wave of intelligent technologies. He examines how people, organizations, and societies can and must transform, how they must 'hit refresh' in their persistent quest for new energy, new ideas, and continued relevance and renewal. Yet he feels strongly that one of our essential qualities -- empathy -- will become ever more valuable.

"[The author argues that] the information age has helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided intellectual egalitarianism that has crippled informed debates on any number of issues ...[Moreover, he asserts that] all voices, even the most ridiculous, demand to be taken with equal seriousness, and any claim to the contrary is dismissed as undemocratic elitism ... [This book] is not only an exploration of [what the author argues is] a dangerous phenomenon but also a warning about the stability and survival of modern democracy in the information age"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of essays about the global of business of information technology.

Explores how social media has affected the process of democracy and political discourse in the modern developed world, arguing that social media companies, like Facebook, have accidentally but predictably created online echo chambers so that our political and philosophical viewpoints are no longer regularly or at all challenged. Offers ideas for revamping the Internet and social media to make it friendlier to political discourse.

"Provides insights on how emerging technosciences come together with new forms of governance and ethical questioning"--Back cover.

"Paints a picture of why so many have found richness in stillness and what--from Marcel Proust to Blaise Pascal to Phillipe Starck--they've gained there"--Provided by publisher.

Because the Internet and how it is used is constantly changing, many people believe that the Internet’s impact has just begun, with many more changes to come.