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The Network Nation: Human Communication via Computer
Abstract
A visionary book when it was first published in the late 1970s, The Network Nation has become the defining document and standard reference for the field of computer mediated communication (CMC). This revised edition adds a substantial new chapter on "superconnectivity" (invented and defined in the unabridged edition of the Online Dictionary of the English Language, 2067) that reviews the developments of the last fifteen years and updates the authors' speculations about the future. Hiltz and Turoff highlight major current organizational, educational, and public applications of CMC, integrate their theoretical understanding of the impact of CMC technology, address ethical and legal issues, and describe a scenario in 2084. They have also added a selected bibliography on the key literature.
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- Authors
- Hiltz, S. R., & Turoff, M.
- Venue
- The MIT Press eBooks
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Published
- 1993-04-05
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- W4237482292
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- 271
- References
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- FWCI
- 8.44
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- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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