The quirks of digital culture /

This book explores the quirks of digital culture. Through a series of short punchy chapters, it uses these quirks as momentary glimpses into the hidden dynamics of our swirling, highly mediated and often unfathomable cultural experiences. -- Provided by publisher

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beer, David, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
Temas:
Internet > Social aspects.
Internet > Technological innovations.
Mass media > Social aspects.
Culture.
Internet > Aspect social.
Internet > Innovations.
Médias > Aspect social.
Internet: general works.
Computers, Internet > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Contents; About the Author; Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1. On-demand Culture and its Quirks ; A Bit More Context: Crew-Neck Capitalism
  • Chapter 2. The Order of Things ; Ripping Up the Yellow Pages; The End of the NME and the Changing Sources of Cultural Information; Whatever Happened to the Mysterious Epicentre of the British Music Scene?; The Chaos of Music Genres; Why Is Everyone Talking About Algorithms?; Algorithms as Heroes and Villains; Cultural Acceleration 1: The Closure of Vine; Cultural Acceleration 2: Debut Number 1s and the Accelerating Pop Chart; Conclusion
  • Chapter 3. Total Recall: The Past, Present and Future ; FutureBecoming Media Savvy: TV Game Shows and Social Change; Those Matter Out of Place Moments; Platform Nostalgia; Are Cassette Tapes Really Making a Comeback Too?; The Rise of the Comeback; Social Media and Memories; Conclusion
  • Chapter 4. The Comforts and Discomforts of Connection The Comfort of a Smartphone; Bodies in Bubbles; The Comforts and Discomforts of Smartness; Social Media's Collective Backfiring; The Discomforting Power of Our Social Media Data; The Ideals and Tensions of Our Social Media Spaces
  • Chapter 5. The Demands of On-demand Culture.

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