New Media: An Introduction, Third Canadian Edition

Table of contents :
NEW MEDIA: An Introduction
Table of Contents
Preface to the Third Edition
Introduction
Abbreviations
1: Introduction to New Media
Questions to Consider
Chapter Outline
Why "New" Media?
Convergence
Internet History
The Global Internet
The Conduit and the Content
Web 2.0
Useful Websites
Further Reading
Discussion Questions
Class Activities
Debate Questions
2: The History of New Media
Questions to Consider
Chapter Outline
Early Traces of New Media
Institutionialized, Instantaneous, Worldwide Communication: The Telegraph
From Telegraph to Telephone: A Revolution in Sound
By the Flickering Light, We Will Conjure Movement: Film
Speaking without Wires: Radio
Pictures and Sound, Educational Potential: Television
Useful Websites
Further Reading
Discussion Questions
Class Activities
Debate Questions
3: Approaches to New Media
Questions to Consider
Chapter Outline
Getting Perspective
What to Believe: The Hype or the Counter-Hype?
Interpreting Hype and Counter-Hype: Methodological Considerations
Approaches to Technological Change: Divergent Perspectives
Context for New Media
Virtual Communities
Modern Views
Useful Websites
Further Reading
Discussion Questions
Class Activities
Debate Questions
4: Mobile New Media
Questions to Consider
Chapter Outline
Many Kinds of Mobile
The Origins of Mobile Phones
New Services
From Multifunction Phones to Smartphones
When Is a Phone No Longer a Phone?
"New" New Media on Phones?
Kids on Phones
The Business of Mobility
Mobile Phone Usage Patterns
What Matters with Mobile?
Useful Websites
Further Reading
Discussion Questions
Class Activities
Debate Questions
5: Social Networks and Participatory Culture
Questions to Consider
Chapter Outline
Networking for Fun and Profit
The Nature of Networks
Race and Access: Bridging the Divide
Social Network Analysis
Networks and the Economics of Social Production
Participatory Media Cultures
Creation: The New Consumption?
Non-traditional Media
Participatory Media, Social Software, and Social Capital
Downsides of Networks, Social Media, and Participatory Media Culture
Useful Websites
Further Reading
Discussion Questions
Class Activities
Debate Questions
6: Games: Technology, Industry, and Culture
Questions to Consider
Chapter Outline
Game On
Games History
The Games Industry: Integrating and Disintegrating the Value Chain
Women and Gaming
The Games Industry in Canada
Game Cultures
The Future of the Video Games Industry
Useful Websites
Further Reading
Additional Reading
Discussion Questions
Class Activities
Debate Questions
7: Creative Industries
Questions to Consider
Chapter Outline
Creativity in Question
The Evolution of Copyright Law
Non-linear Storytelling
The Rise of Creative Industries
Is "Creative Industries" Still a Useful Organizing Concept?
Economic Drivers of Creative Industries
Policy Drivers of Creative Industries
Creative Industries and Evolving Arts and Cultural Policy
Useful Websites
Further Reading
Discussion Questions
Class Activities
Debate Questions
8: The Global Knowledge Economy
Questions to Consider
Chapter Outline
The Global Knowledge Economy
Eletronic Commerce
Information and Knowledge
Innovation and the Innovator's Dilemma
A Creative Economy?
Useful Websites
Further Reading
Discussion Questions
Class Activities
Debate Questions
9: Internet Law, Policy, and Governance
Questions to Consider
Chapter Outline
Internet Law, Policy, and Governance
Perspectives on Internet Governance
Canadian New Media Policy
Next Generation New Media Policy
Copyright and Intellectual Property Law: An Overview
Copyright and New Media
Recent Developments in International Copyright and Intellectual Property Law
Digital Gatekeepers
An Alternative to Copyright: Open Source
Useful Websites
Further Reading
Discussion Questions
Class Activities
Debate Questions
10: Conclusion
Questions to Consider
Chapter Outline
Key Concerns and Future Considerations
Privacy and Surveillance in New Media
Augmented Reality and 3D Printing
New Media Scholarships: The Next Frontiers
Final Words
Glossary
Notes
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Bibliography
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Index

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