Becoming Digital

This book examines the convergence of Cloud Computing, Big Data, and the Internet of Things to forge the Next Internet. Ubiquitous computing enables universal communication, concentration of power, privacy erosion, environmental degradation, and massive automation and this title explores solving these issues to create a democratic digital world.

About the author

Vincent Mosco is Professor Emeritus, Queen's University, Canada where he held the Canada Research Chair in Communication and Society. He is also Distinguished Professor, New Media Centre, School of Journalism and Communication, Fudan University, Shanghai. Dr. Mosco is author or editor of 26 books and over 200 articles and book chapters on communication, technology, and society including The Digital Sublime, The Political Economy of Communication and To the Cloud: Big Data in a Turbulent World.

Summary

This book examines the convergence of Cloud Computing, Big Data, and the Internet of Things to forge the Next Internet. Ubiquitous computing enables universal communication, concentration of power, privacy erosion, environmental degradation, and massive automation and this title explores solving these issues to create a democratic digital world.

Product details

• Authors: Vincent Mosco, Vincent (Queen's University Mosco
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781787432963
• ISBN: 978-1-78743-296-3
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 268 g
• Series: Societynow; SocietyNow; SocietyNow Book Set (2016-2019)
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Data communication, networks; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries