International Handbook of Internet Research
This handbook, the first of its kind, is a detailed introduction to the numerous academic perspectives we can apply to the study of the internet as a political, social and communicative phenomenon. Covering both practical and theoretical angles, establish
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Jeremy Hunsinger · Lisbeth Klastrup · Matthew Allen Editors
International Handbook of Internet Research
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Editors Jeremy Hunsinger Virginia Tech Dept. Political Science 531 Major Williams Hall Blacksburg VA 24061 USA [email protected]
Lisbeth Klastrup Digital Culture and Mobile Communication Research Group IT University of Copenhagen Rued Langgaardsvej 7 DK-2300 Copenhagen S Denmark [email protected]
Matthew Allen Department of Internet Studies School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts Curtin University of Technology CRICOS 00301J Bentley WA 6102 Australia [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-4020-9788-1 e-ISBN 978-1-4020-9789-8 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4020-9789-8 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009930953 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Acknowledgements
The editors would like to thank the contributors to the volumes for all their effort that they put into bringing it to completion. We would like to thank Marie, Harmen, and Maria at Springer for aiding us and being extremely patient with us.
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Are Instant Messages Speech? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Naomi S. Baron
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From MUDs to MMORPGs: The History of Virtual Worlds . . . . . . . Richard A. Bartle
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Visual Iconic Patterns of Instant Messaging: Steps Towards Understanding Visual Conversations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hillary Bays Research in e-Science and Open Access to Data and Information . . . . Matthijs den Besten, Paul A. David, and Ralph Schroeder Toward Information Infrastructure Studies: Ways of Knowing in a Networked Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geoffrey C. Bowker, Karen Baker, Florence Millerand, and David Ribes
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From Reader to Writer: Citizen Journalism as News Produsage . . . . Axel Bruns
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The Mereology of Digital Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan L. Burk
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Traversing Urban Social Spaces: How Online Research Helps Unveil Offline Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie-Anne Carroll, Marcus Foth, and Barbara Adkins
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Internet Aesthetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Cubitt
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Internet Sexualities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicola Döring
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After Convergence: YouTube and Remix Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anders Fagerjord
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The Internet in Latin America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suely Fragoso and Alberto Efendy Maldonado
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