Social Aspects

Intended for researchers and practitioners in interaction design, this book shows how Bayesian models can be brought to bear on problems of interface design and user modelling. It introduces and motivates Bayesian modelling and illustrates how powerful...

Confronting the digital revolution in academia, this book examines the application of new computational techniques and visualisation technologies in the Arts & Humanities. Uniting differing perspectives, leading and emerging scholars discuss the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956088611Author Andy FarnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 211Imprint Applied Scientific Press LimitedPublisher Applied Scientific Press...

Meet the people who design the algorithms that capture our musical tastes. The people who make music recommender systems have lofty goals: they want to broaden listeners' horizons and help obscure musicians find audiences, taking advantage of the...

Information matters to us. Whether recorded, recoded, or unregistered, information co-shapes our present and our becoming. This book advances new views on information and surveillance practices. Starting with a methodology for studying the liveliness of...

Computers are already approving financial transactions, controlling electrical supplies, and driving trains. Soon, service robots will be taking care of the elderly in their homes, and military robots will have their own targeting and firing protocols...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143119586Author Clay ShirkyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 205gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 132mm *...

Is computing just for men? Are men and women suited to different careers? This collection of global perspectives challenges these commonly held western views, perpetuated as explanations for women's low participation in computing. By providing an insider...

Where many critics see the Internet as an instrument of corporate hegemony, Michael Strangelove sees something else: an alternative space inhabited by communities dedicated to anarchic freedom, culture jamming, alternative journalism, and resistance to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985550806Author Jack MyersFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint York House PressPublisher York House PressWeight(grams) 387gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

In the nineties, neoliberalism simultaneously provided the context for the Internet's rapid uptake in the United States and discouraged public conversations about racial politics. At the same time many scholars lauded the widespread use of text-driven...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912477012Author Peter BurnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Eyewear PublishingPublisher Eyewear PublishingWeight(grams) 265gDimensions(mm) 196mm *...

Experiments that require the use of human participants are time consuming and costly: it is important to get the process right the first time. Planning and preparation are key to success. This practical book takes the human-computer interaction...

The Internet has been transformed in the past years from a system primarily oriented on information provision into a medium for communication and community-building. The notion of "Web 2.0", social software, and social networking sites such as Facebook,...

A surprising assessment of the ways that virtual worlds are entangled with human psychology Proteus, the mythical sea god who could alter his appearance at will, embodies one of the promises of online games: the ability to reinvent oneself. Yet...

This fully updated third edition of Social Media and the Law offers an essential guide to navigating the complex legal terrain of social media.Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok have become vital tools for...

Sexting. Cyberbullying. Narcissism. Social media has become the dominant force in young people's lives, and each day seems to bring another shocking tale of private pictures getting into the wrong hands, or a lament that young people feel compelled to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943003280Author Michael RectenwaldFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint World Encounter Institute/New English Review PressPublisher World Encounter...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578782683Author Royalty Account John MarshallFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Orthogonal ThinkingPublisher Orthogonal ThinkingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Winner of the 2016 Nancy Baym Book Award, sponsored by the Association of Internet Researchers. 2016.Book InformationISBN 9780262529877Author Whitney...

Manuel Castells - one of the world's pre-eminent social scientists - has drawn together a stellar group of contributors to explore the patterns and dynamics of the network society in its cultural and institutional diversity. The book analyzes the...

It's hard to imagine a place more central to American mythology today than Silicon Valley. To outsiders, the region glitters with the promise of extraordinary wealth and innovation. But behind this image lies another Silicon Valley, one segregated by...

This book explores how the Internet presents radical ways of organising and producing media that offer political and cultural alternatives, both to ways of doing business and to how we understand the world and our place in it. The book is characterised...

Searching for Trust explores the intersection of trust, disinformation, and blockchain technology in an age of heightened institutional and epistemic mistrust. It adopts a unique archival theoretic lens to delve into how computational information...

While Russian computer scientists are notorious for their interference in the 2016 US presidential election, they are ubiquitous on Wall Street and coveted by international IT firms and often perceive themselves as the present manifestation of the past...

The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence explores, analyzes, and investigates some of the most basic concepts, values, moral principles, and ethical dilemmas shaping contemporary human life. Old philosophical questions-such as puzzles about meaning in life,...

In the world of Facebook, Twitter and Yelp, water-cooler conversations with co-workers and backyard small talk with neighbors have moved from the physical world to the digital arena. In this new landscape, organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies...

The internet has altered how people engage with each other in myriad ways, including offering opportunities for people to act distrustfully. This fascinating set of essays explores the question of trust in computing from technical, socio-philosophical,...

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Provides a comprehensive guide to and analysis of the expanding role of technology in the social studies curriculum and classroom.An original analysis of the expanding and evolving role of technology in the social studies curriculum, Interactive...

Social media is an invaluable source of time-critical information during a crisis. However, emergency response and humanitarian relief organizations that would like to use this information struggle with an avalanche of social media messages that exceeds...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781997701194Author Jianwei XunFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Sutherland HousePublisher Sutherland HouseWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 212mm * 138mm...

Is computing just for men? Are men and women suited to different careers? This collection of global perspectives challenges these commonly held western views, perpetuated as explanations for women's low participation in computing. By providing an insider...

Information seeking is a fundamental human activity. In the modern world, it is frequently conducted through interactions with search systems. The retrieval and comprehension of information returned by these systems is a key part of decision making and...

How can we balance new information technology practices with human rights? In Human Rights in an Information Age, Gregory Walters analyses Canadian and global information highway policy and practices regarding the Internet, e-commerce, public health and...

Multilayer networks, in particular multilayer social networks, where users belong to and interact on different networks at the same time, are an active research area in social network analysis, computer science, and physics. These networks have...

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Humanising Technology presents a compelling collection of 50 opinion editorials that delve into the multifaceted social impacts of technology. Drawing from over two decades of research and public engagement, the author offers nuanced insights into how...

A complete history and theory of internet daemons brings these little-known-but very consequential-programs into the spotlight We're used to talking about how tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Amazon rule the internet, but what about daemons?...

‘A practical game plan for pushing back. It's time to reclaim our lives!’ Cal Newport, bestselling author of Slow Productivity and Deep WorkWe all know the feeling of digital exhaustion. The aimless scrolling, eyes glazing over at the screen. The feeling...