ABSTRACT

This book presents state of the art theoretical and empirical research on the ubiquitous internet: its everyday users and its economic stakeholders. The book offers a 360-degree media analysis of the contemporary terrain of the internet by examining both user and industry perspectives and their relation to one another. Contributors consider user practices in terms of internet at your fingertips—the abundance, free flow, and interconnectivity of data. They then consider industry’s use of user data and standards in commodification and value-creation.

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

The Ubiquitous Internet: Introduction and Conceptualization

part I|86 pages

Users and Usage Patterns

chapter 1|24 pages

Next Generation Users

Changing Access to the Internet

chapter 2|19 pages

The Internet in My Pocket

chapter 3|20 pages

Managing the Interoperable Self

chapter 4|19 pages

The Dynamics of Real-Time Contentious Politics

How Ubiquitous Internet Shapes and Transforms Popular Protest in China

part II|72 pages

Commercialization, Standards, and Politics

chapter 6|15 pages

Mobile Internet

The Politics of Code and Networks

chapter 7|16 pages

Predictive Algorithms and Personalization Services on Social Network Sites

Implications for Users and Society

chapter 8|19 pages

The Digital Transformation of Physical Retailing

Sellers, Customers, and the Ubiquitous Internet

chapter |4 pages

Conclusion