The Internet as Second Action Space

The Internet as Second Action Space
Author: Aharon Kellerman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2014-07-11
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1317656288

One of the most significant and important advancements in information and communication technology over the past 20 years is the introduction and expansion of the Internet. Now almost universally available, the Internet brings us email, global voice and video communications, research repositories, reference libraries, and almost unlimited opportunities for daily activities. Bridging geographical distances in unprecedented ways, the Internet has impacted all aspects of our daily lives – from facilitating the running of businesses, the attainment of services and keeping in touch with friends and family. Accessible at any time and for many of us from our mobile phones, the Internet has opened up a world of knowledge and communication platforms that we cannot now imagine living without. This book explores the concept that the Internet has become a second action space for individuals. Coexisting with traditional and "obvious" real space, the Internet serves as a novel spatial platform and action space to its subscribers all over the world. Kellerman expertly discusses this notion and examines the practical integration of cyberspace with real space. Part I examines the Internet as a platform for action and presents its relations with physical space concerning a range of uses and applications which were traditionally performed in physical space only. It discusses the idea that the Internet has become a second space and explores theoretical perspectives surrounding this notion. The Internet has undeniably made humankind more efficient and connected. Part II explores the Internet as an action space for human life, considering basic human needs, curiosity, identity and social relations. It further considers instances whereby use and application of the Internet cannot be fully performed in real space, mainly regarding people’s presentation of identity. Part III explores daily actions over the Internet, such as work, shopping, banking and social interactions. Kellerman also briefly touches on the darker aspects that the expansion of the Internet has made possible – including its role in fraud and other crimes. The concluding chapter discusses people living across the two spaces and identifies potential future developments. The Internet as Second Actions Space will appeal to students across the social sciences, in particular those studying Geography, Sociology, Media Studies, Internet Studies, Business and related disciplines.

The Internet City

The Internet City
Author: Aharon Kellerman
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2019
Genre: Cities and towns
ISBN: 1788973593

Exploring the history of the Internet, from pre-conception, to the possibilities of an Internet-based future, The Internet City presents ways in which the Internet and urban life intersect. The book interprets how the contemporary city is becoming fully based on Internet technologies in all of its major dimensions: the daily activities of urbanites and urban companies, the operations of urban systems, and the functioning of the upcoming driverless vehicles.

Handbook on Geographies of Technology

Handbook on Geographies of Technology
Author: Barney Warf
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 509
Release: 2017-02-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1785361163

This Handbook offers an insightful and comprehensive overview from a geographic perspective of the numerous and varied technologies that are shaping the contemporary world. It shows how geography and technology are intimately linked by examining the origins, growth, and impacts of 27 different technologies and highlighting how they influence the structure and spatiality of society.

Beyond Hyperreal

Beyond Hyperreal
Author: Paul Hanna
Publisher: Paul Hanna
Total Pages: 29
Release: 2023-02-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

What does Baudrillard's theory of hyperreality look like when applied to today's age of technological codependency?

Geographic Interpretations of the Internet

Geographic Interpretations of the Internet
Author: Aharon Kellerman
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3319338048

This book introduces the Internet through a systematic geographical interpretation, thus shedding light on the Internet as a spatial entity. The book’s approach is to extend basic concepts developed for terrestrial geography to cyberspace, most notably those relating to space, structure, place, distance, mobility, and presence. It further considers the Internet by its constitution of information space, communications space, and screen space. By using well-known concepts from traditional human geography, this book proposes a combination of terrestrial and virtual geographies, which may in turn help in coping with Internet structures and contents. The book appeals to human and economic geographers, especially those interested in information and Internet geographies. It may also be of special interest and importance to sociologists and media scholars and students dealing with communication technology and the Internet.

Society Action and Space

Society Action and Space
Author: Benno Werlen
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 270
Release: 1993
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780415069656

The first English translation of a book which questions the relevance of space for the social world and in so doing offers exciting new directions for both geography and sociology.

Machine Learning

Machine Learning
Author: Claude Sammut
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Total Pages: 720
Release: 2002
Genre: Artificial intelligence
ISBN: