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The Digital Divide: The Internet and Social Inequality in International Perspective
London: Routledge (2013), 324 pp.
"This book provides an in-depth comparative analysis of inequality and the stratification of the digital sphere. Grounded in classical sociological theories of inequality, as well as empirical evidence, this book defines “the digital divide” as the unequal access and utility of internet communic
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The Global Social Network Landscape: A Country-By-Country Guide to Social Network Usage
eMarketer (2013), 40 pp.
"Though Facebook’s near-ubiquitous lead might indicate that the global social network landscape is simplifying, it quickly becomes clear this is not the case. This report aims to help marketers assess the social network landscape in 27 countries by briefly examining four key factors: top social ne
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Media Use in the Middle East: An Eight-Nation Survey
Qatar: Northwestern University in Qatar; Harris Interactive (2013), 97 pp.
"In assessing attitudes toward the media, one notable finding was a vote of confidence for improved quality of news media reporting between 2011 and 2013 with a majority of adults agreeing that it has improved in six of the eight countries surveyed. This optimism is also reflected in overall percept
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Online@AsiaPacific: Mobile, social and locative media in the Asia-Pacific
London: Routledge (2013), xii, 206 pp.
Favela Digital: O Outro Lado da Tecnologia
Vitoria: GSA Grafica e Editora (2013), 128 pp.
"The idea for this book came up during the fieldwork I did in Vitória, Brazil for my doctoral dissertation. My research aims to understand the experience of marginalized people in community technology centers and how this experience informs the ways we think about what constitutes “empowerment”
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Fights, Adapts, Accepts: Archetypes of Iranian Internet Use
Philadelphia, PA: Annenberg School for Communication, Center for Global Communication’s Iran Media Program (2013), 24 pp.
"The Internet is one of the few remaining platforms where Iranians can practice some level of open debate, less susceptible to social and political limitations. Research on Internet use in Iran sheds light on a large online community engaged in a diversity of activities and expanding at a significan
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Our Friend, the Internet: Postcolonial Mediatization in Morocco
Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research, volume 38, issue 3 (2013), pp. 267-289
"This article investigates the 'discursive notion' of communication technology, as embedded in the discussion of mediatization. Instead of focusing on the technical structure of media and its impact on society, I will alternatively turn my attention to its symbolic dimension. I will look beyond the
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The World Internet Project: International Report
Los Angeles: USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Center for the Digital Future, 5th ed. (2013), 87 pp.
Digital News Report 2013: Tracking the Future of News
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2013), 108 pp.
This is the second of the annual Reuters Institute Digital News surveys published by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) at Oxford University. You Gov online polls commissioned by RISJ were conducted with 11,000 online users in the UK, US, Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Bra
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Media Use in Zimbabwe 2012: Rise in Satellite Ownership, Internet Use
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2012), 33 slides
"The notion that Zimbabwe is a radio-only market is outdated. With the strong growth in TV and New Media in urban areas, a multi-platform approach is needed to reach different demographics." (Conclusions, page 33)
The Global Information Technology Report 2012: Living in a Hyperconnected World
Geneva: World Economic Forum; INSEAD (2012), 413 pp.
"The Report is composed of four thematic parts. Part 1 describes the conceptual framework and relates the findings of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) 2012. In addition, Part 1 features selected expert contributions on the general theme of hyperconnectivity. Part 2 includes two case studies showi
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Finding a Way: How Iranians Reach for News and Information. The Iran Media Program’s 2011-2012 Report on Media Consumption in Iran
Philadelphia, PA: Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania (2012), 46 pp.
"We find that among both the general population and the technologically savvy youth, television – and especially the state-controlled broadcaster – was among the most often used news sources (with the Internet being the most important news outlet for the youth). This finding is surprising given
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Wirklichkeit 2.0: Medienkultur im digitalen Zeitalter
Stuttgart: Reclam (2012), 288 pp.
"Das Internet setzt sich mehr und mehr als neues Leitmedium durch. Die Digitalisierung erfasst alle privaten und gesellschaftlichen Lebensbereiche. Welche Vorteile und welche Risiken ergeben sich daraus? Müssen die Vorstellungen von Identität, Freundschaft und politischer Partizipation neu definie
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Digital Anthropology
London: Berg (2012), x, 316 pp.
"This book brings together several key anthropologists working with digital culture to demonstrate just how productive an anthropological approach to the digital has already become. Through a range of case studies from Facebook to Second Life to Google Earth, Digital Anthropology explores how human
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Social Media in the Arab World: Influencing Societal and Cultural Change?
Arab Social Media Report (Dubai School of Government), volume 2, issue 1 (2012), 29 pp.
"In this fourth issue of the report, we focus on exploring the societal and cultural transformations taking place in the Arab region, influenced by the continuing exponential growth of social media. In this edition of the report we provide regional statistics on more social networking platforms, in
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Palestine Online: Transnationalism, the Internet and the Construction of Identity
London; New York: Tauris, new paperback ed. (2012), xix, 272 pp.
"For Palestine's diaspora and exiled communities, the internet has become an important medium for the formation of Palestinian national and transnational identity. Miriyam Aouragh looks at the internet as both a space and an instrument for linking Palestinian diasporas in Palestine, Jordan and Leban
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New Media and Intercultural Communication: Identity, Community and Politics
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2012), xx, 337 pp.
"Chapters explore what happens in praxis when digital media are implemented across cultures and are contested and negotiated within complex local and political conditions. The book showcases interpretative and critical research from voices with diverse backgrounds, from locations around the world."
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Vida digital: La tecnología en el centro de lo cotidiano
Lima: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (2012), 159 pp.
"Este es un ensayo tentativo, exploratorio, que quiere proponer de manera asequible algunas rutas de exploración de las consecuencias que la presencia de la Internet, las distintas tecnologías de información y comunicación y en general las nuevas formas de comunicación, plantean a las personas
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Digital Media and Political Engagement Worldwide: A Comparative Study
New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), xv, 287 pp.
"This book focuses on the impact of digital media use for political engagement across varied geographic and political contexts, using a diversity of methodological approaches and datasets. The book addresses an important gap in the contemporary literature on digital politics, identifying context dep
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Politik und Internet in Lateinamerika
St. Augustin; Berlin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2012), 118 pp.
