| Description |
xvii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Virtual social networks : a new dimension for virtuality research / Niki Panteli -- Learning virtually or virtually distracted? The impact of emerging Internet technologies on pedagogical practice / Simran K. Grewal and Lisa Harris -- VU @ Second Life : a report on experiences with the development of a (virtual) community of learners / Frans Feldberg ... [et al.] -- Patient preferences for online person-person support / Ray Jones ... [et al.] -- The social impact of online games : the case of Germany / Thorsten Quandt and Jeffrey Wimmer -- The sexi(e)st of all : avatars, gender, and online games / Mia Consalvo and Todd Harper -- What users of virtual social networks value about social interaction : the case of GreyPath / Oliver K. Burmeister -- Labour's Second Life : from a virtual strike to Union Island / Bruce Robinson -- Community as commodity : social networking and transnational capitalism / David Kreps and Erika Pearson -- Virtual intimacy : desire and ideology in virtual social networks / Rickard Grassman and Peter Case. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Niki Panteli presents an exploration of the world of virtual social networking, revealing how public fascination with this phenomenon has grown & discussing the societal changes that ever more sophisticated networking technologies are enabling. |
| Subject |
Online social networks.
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Online social networks. |
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Virtual reality.
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Virtual reality. |
| Added Author |
Panteli, Niki.
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| ISBN |
9780230229280 alkaline paper |
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023022928X alkaline paper |
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