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Online around the World: A Geographic Encyclopedia of the Internet, Social Media, and Mobile Apps

Online around the World: A Geographic Encyclopedia of the Internet, Social Media, and Mobile Apps

Steckman, Laura
Steckman, Laura
Andrews, Marilyn

Hardcover

Technology & EngineeringGeneral Computers

ISBN10: 1610697758
ISBN13: 9781610697750
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: May 24 2017
Pages: 448
Weight: 2.46
Height: 1.30 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.10
Language: English

Covering more than 80 countries around the world, this book provides a compelling, contemporary snapshot of how people in other countries are using the Internet, social media, and mobile apps.

How do people in other countries use the social media platform Facebook differently than Americans do? What topics are discussed on the largest online forum--one in Indonesia, with more than seven million registered users? Why does Mongolia rate in the top-ten countries worldwide for peak Internet speeds? Readers of Online around the World: A Geographic Encyclopedia of the Internet, Social Media, and Mobile Apps will discover the answers to these questions and learn about people's Internet and social media preferences on six continents--outside of the online community of users within the United States.

The book begins with an overview of the Internet, social media platforms, and mobile apps that chronologically examines the development of technological innovations that have made the Internet what it is today. The country-specific entries that follow the overview provide demographic information and describe specific events influenced by online communications, allowing readers to better appreciate the incredible power of online interactions across otherwise-unconnected individuals and the realities and peculiarities of how people communicate in today's fast-paced, globalized, and high-technology environment. This encyclopedia presents social media and the Internet in new light, identifying how the use of language and the specific application of human culture impacts emerging technologies and communications, dramatically affecting everything from politics to social activism, education, and censorship.

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