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Book Synopsis La révolution Internet by : Antoine Char
Download or read book La révolution Internet written by Antoine Char and published by PUQ. This book was released on 2011-04-22T12:14:41-04:00 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Il y a un peu plus de 30 ans, la société Apple mettait sur le marché le premier ordinateur personnel destiné au grand public. Qui se doutait à cette époque que cette petite machine, d’usage assez restreint, allait servir de base à un réseau mondial d’échange de données et bouleverser l’univers des médias
Book Synopsis The Control Revolution by : Andrew L. Shapiro
Download or read book The Control Revolution written by Andrew L. Shapiro and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2000-05-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his straight talk and lucid arguments, Andrew Shapiro cuts through the hype to explain just how the Internet revolution has really affected our lives. He tackles the murkiest questions: What is the Internet doing to our sense of self and society? How is it affecting our personal relationships, our political opinions, our business world? Who's in control of it? And whom does it control? Hailed by reviewers, enlightening to newbies and web experts alike, The Control Revolution is "beautifully written...tightly argued...certain to become a classic".
Book Synopsis La république des réseaux by : Jean Rognetta
Download or read book La république des réseaux written by Jean Rognetta and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avant, nous allions sur Internet. Maintenant, nous sommes dedans. Nous avons adopté les nouvelles technologies dans notre vie quotidienne et elles ont tout bouleversé les démocraties et les dictatures, la paix et la guerre, les États et les sociétés civiles. Elles servent à la fois d'outils de libération et d'oppression, de partage et d'exclusion. La révolution numérique apporte peut-ètre autant de changements que l'avènement de l'agriculture. Plus de deux milliards d'humains sont aujourd'hui connectés à Internet, faisant basculer dans le champ politique la question numérique, jusqu'ici cantonnée à la technique et à l'économie. La crise donne aux peuples de nouvelles raisons de se révolter, les réseaux leur offrent de nouveaux moyens de le faire. Ce livre tord le cou aux clichés, sans idéalisme béat ni cynisme réactionnaire. Et si nous sortions de l'aveuglement qui consiste à voir le monde sous le prisme du XXe siècle ? L'avenir appartient à ceux qui s'en saisissent, non à ceux qui le refusent. Journaliste, Jean Rognetta collabore aux Échos, à Capital Finance et préside l'association PME Finance. Julie Jammot est journaliste reporter d'images pour l'AFP-TV à Londres. Frédéric Tardy dirige la filiale américaine de l'Atelier BNP-Paribas dédié aux nouvelles technologies dans la Silicon Valley.
Download or read book Internet written by Christian Paul and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Extraordinary Questions by : Allyn David Mcauley
Download or read book Extraordinary Questions written by Allyn David Mcauley and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "These irreconcilable tensions derive from the same source, from the failure of Western rationalism to erect a solid house on a solid foundation, as it promised it would. That is, Western philosophy promised an elegant structure with the top floor comprised of the gracious rooms for human living, the space where man lives happily with man because he understands the cosmic necessity of the moral truths; he knows surely what he and his fellow man should do to be fulfilled and happy in the most sublime sense of happiness. The discovery by rational science that man is an historical and biological accident convinced the philosopher that moral truths must be 'relative' to unsupported human choice and therefore that our moral certainty would have to be derived from the non-scientific realm of faith, the realm of religion and art, the realm of the non-rational. Today, the good news is that this problem is really almost academic, as they say. From the late nineteenth century through most of the twentieth, the failure of Western rationalism created a great outpouring of thought and expression, from thinkers, artists, scientists, and ordinary 'intellectuals.' Even the great world wars were often understood in light of this issue. Today, all is quiet on the Western front. The vacuum left by the failure of Western rationalism in regard to human morality seems to have been filled quite nicely by the Judeo-Christian (and Islamic) religions, and perhaps they always carried most of the burden for most of us, anyway. Only in the hallowed halls of our academies (if there) do earnest students and professors argue over the foundations of human thought and action. Now that things are quiet and old controversies are largely ignored, if not exactly laid to rest, it might be enjoyable to start thinking again. For when the entertainment is over and one is alone, the mind turns to reflection..." In this collection of essays, Allyn McAuley explores many of the largest themes in Western philosophy from a fresh perspective. He believes that both primary branches of contemporary philosophy have lost the original animating spirit of Western thought, and attributes this to their implicit acceptance of modern moral relativism. Advocating a return to the naive questioning characteristic of our native intelligence, the author examines popular views on such diverse issues as abortion ethics, the Internet and human freedom, extraterrestrial intelligence, business theory, and international human rights. He moves from these topical reflections to offer thoughts on extraordinary questions that he believes are beyond the mastery of any philosopher, yet demand the attention of all thinking men and women- questions on the nature of truth, beauty, love, happiness, and the immortality of the human soul. McAuley concludes with the contention that philosophy by itself is insufficient and that the scientific impulse must be supplemented by the artistic sensibility in order to yield true understanding-and therefore happiness, the goal of human life."
Book Synopsis Hard Questions for Democracy by : Raj Chari
Download or read book Hard Questions for Democracy written by Raj Chari and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent financial and economic crisis has forced governments and people from around the globe to ask some hard questions about how democracy has evolved. Some of these are old questions; others are new. Is democracy really the most desirable form of government? How democratic is policy-making during the financial and economic crisis? Why do vote-seeking parties in modern democracies actually make voters miserable? Can women’s under-representation in politics be explained because of voter bias? Why are some citizens still excluded from voting in their country? And can terrorist organizations that promote violence one day, really become democratic the next? This represents the first book of its kind to ask and answer a broad range of hard questions that need to be addressed in times of both flux and calls for democratic change throughout the world. It does so by bringing together leading social scientists and rising stars from around the globe. Interdisciplinary in its analysis, it is essential reading for students of comparative and international politics, political philosophy, gender studies and economics. The book's website can be found at: www.democracyquestions.com and it was originally published as a special issue of Irish Political Studies.
Book Synopsis The Revolution Will Not Be Downloaded by : Tara Brabazon
Download or read book The Revolution Will Not Be Downloaded written by Tara Brabazon and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2008-01-31 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book attacks the often implicit and damaging assumption that ‘everyone’ is online and that ‘everyone’ is using online resources within the specified parameters of employers, government and national laws. This book summons a critical Web Studies, asking not only who is using particular applications, but also how and why. This remedial work is required. The concept and label of ‘Web 2.0’ is part of a wide-ranging suite of assumptions that offer simple answers to difficult questions. The term captures a desire for online collaboration and the sharing of information, performed most visibly through blogs, podcasts and wikis. Other ‘products’ that capture the Web 2.0 ideology include Google Maps, Facebook, MySpace and Flickr. Within this framework, websites no long hold information but become a platform to connect applications with users. The business applications have gained the most attention - particularly content syndication - but there are also ‘political’ initiatives overlaying this project including open communication, the sharing of data and the deep linking of web architecture. Development of innovative concepts and models to manage the digital divide Evocative studies of the digitally excluded and downloading communities Attention to digital literacy and online education
Download or read book The Internet written by James D. Torr and published by Greenhaven Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2005 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology has the power to transform society. The authors in this volume examine the diverse effects of the Internet revolution-and suggest ways in which the technology can be harnessed for the better-in the following chapters: How Does the Internet Affect Society? How Serious Is the Problem of Illegal Activity on the Internet? How Should the Internet Be Regulated? What Will Be The Future of the Internet?
Book Synopsis The Revolution That Wasn’t by : Jen Schradie
Download or read book The Revolution That Wasn’t written by Jen Schradie and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This surprising study of online political mobilization shows that money and organizational sophistication influence politics online as much as off, and casts doubt on the democratizing power of digital activism. The internet has been hailed as a leveling force that is reshaping activism. From the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, digital activism seemed cheap, fast, and open to all. Now this celebratory narrative finds itself competing with an increasingly sinister story as platforms like Facebook and Twitter—once the darlings of digital democracy—are on the defensive for their role in promoting fake news. While hashtag activism captures headlines, conservative digital activism is proving more effective on the ground. In this sharp-eyed and counterintuitive study, Jen Schradie shows how the web has become another weapon in the arsenal of the powerful. She zeroes in on workers’ rights advocacy in North Carolina and finds a case study with broad implications. North Carolina’s hard-right turn in the early 2010s should have alerted political analysts to the web’s antidemocratic potential: amid booming online organizing, one of the country’s most closely contested states elected the most conservative government in North Carolina’s history. The Revolution That Wasn’t identifies the reasons behind this previously undiagnosed digital-activism gap. Large hierarchical political organizations with professional staff can amplify their digital impact, while horizontally organized volunteer groups tend to be less effective at translating online goodwill into meaningful action. Not only does technology fail to level the playing field, it tilts it further, so that only the most sophisticated and well-funded players can compete.
Book Synopsis Mathematical Principles of the Internet, Two Volume Set by : Nirdosh Bhatnagar
Download or read book Mathematical Principles of the Internet, Two Volume Set written by Nirdosh Bhatnagar and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-03-18 with total page 1768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume set on Mathematical Principles of the Internet provides a comprehensive overview of the mathematical principles of Internet engineering. The books do not aim to provide all of the mathematical foundations upon which the Internet is based. Instead, these cover only a partial panorama and the key principles. Volume 1 explores Internet engineering, while the supporting mathematics is covered in Volume 2. The chapters on mathematics complement those on the engineering episodes, and an effort has been made to make this work succinct, yet self-contained. Elements of information theory, algebraic coding theory, cryptography, Internet traffic, dynamics and control of Internet congestion, and queueing theory are discussed. In addition, stochastic networks, graph-theoretic algorithms, application of game theory to the Internet, Internet economics, data mining and knowledge discovery, and quantum computation, communication, and cryptography are also discussed. In order to study the structure and function of the Internet, only a basic knowledge of number theory, abstract algebra, matrices and determinants, graph theory, geometry, analysis, optimization theory, probability theory, and stochastic processes, is required. These mathematical disciplines are defined and developed in the books to the extent that is needed to develop and justify their application to Internet engineering.
Book Synopsis The Internet and Democracy in Global Perspective by : Bernard Grofman
Download or read book The Internet and Democracy in Global Perspective written by Bernard Grofman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an important update to our current understanding of politics and the internet in a variety of new contexts, both geographically and institutionally. The subject of e-democracy has morphed over the years from speculative and optimistic accounts of a future heightened direct citizen involvement in political decision-making and an increasingly withered state apparatus, to more prosaic investigations of party and governmental website content and micro level analyses of voters’ online activities. Rather than levelling the communications and participation playing field, most studies concluded that existing patterns of bias and power distribution were being repeated online, with the one exception of a genuine change in the potential for protest and e-activism. Across all of these accounts, the question remains whether the internet is a levelling communication tool that elevates the profile of marginalised players in the political system, or whether it is a medium that simply reinforces existing power and participatory biases. While employing case studies from various global perspectives, this book investigates the role of digital media and competitive advantage, campaigns and the effect of social media, online communication as way of fomenting nonviolent revolutions and the undeniable and important role of the internet on democracy around the world.
Book Synopsis Un pouvoir implacable et doux : La Tech ou l'efficacité pour seule valeur by : Philippe Delmas
Download or read book Un pouvoir implacable et doux : La Tech ou l'efficacité pour seule valeur written by Philippe Delmas and published by Fayard. This book was released on 2019-10-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: L’année 1969 fut l’apogée de la Révolution industrielle qui a permis à l’homme de marcher sur la Lune sans électronique, et l’an I de la Révolution numérique avec l’apparition des premières puces. Un siècle de Révolution industrielle nous a apporté la prospérité et la démocratie, que nous apporte ce demi-siècle de Révolution numérique ? Grâce à ses technologies - la Tech -, nos objets quotidiens sont devenus magiques : les smartphones nous donnent accès à tout et à tous, et Internet est un moyen d’échange sans limites, promesse d’une démocratie achevée. Tout cela est un trompe l’oeil. La Révolution industrielle a enrichi toute la population de nos pays et entamé le développement des autres. La Tech crée une économie radicalement inégalitaire pour les personnes, les entreprises et les États. Elle mine nos classes moyennes dont les revenus du travail stagnent depuis quinze ans et, de son fait, les chances des pays pauvres de ne plus l’être ont baissé de moitié. Passer d'une situation où les vainqueurs s’enrichissent plus que les autres à un monde où les autres ne s’enrichissent plus du tout est un changement de nature, pas de degré. La vraie menace de la Tech n’est pas économique mais politique. Sa puissance inégalitaire met fin au pacte moral de la Révolution industrielle qui promettait l’amélioration de la vie pour tous. Dans le monde entier, le sujet n’est plus la démocratie mais l’efficacité des gouvernants, devenue le seul critère de jugement des citoyens. Sa puissance technique est pour les États une tentation de contrôle irrésistible. Les dirigeants y cèdent dans un développement sans fin de la surveillance de nos vies. Pour notre bien. La Tech serait-elle le despote « puissant et doux » par lequel Tocqueville voyait disparaître la démocratie ?
Book Synopsis The Fourth Industrial Revolution by : Klaus Schwab
Download or read book The Fourth Industrial Revolution written by Klaus Schwab and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, explains that we have an opportunity to shape the fourth industrial revolution, which will fundamentally alter how we live and work. Schwab argues that this revolution is different in scale, scope and complexity from any that have come before. Characterized by a range of new technologies that are fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, the developments are affecting all disciplines, economies, industries and governments, and even challenging ideas about what it means to be human. Artificial intelligence is already all around us, from supercomputers, drones and virtual assistants to 3D printing, DNA sequencing, smart thermostats, wearable sensors and microchips smaller than a grain of sand. But this is just the beginning: nanomaterials 200 times stronger than steel and a million times thinner than a strand of hair and the first transplant of a 3D printed liver are already in development. Imagine “smart factories” in which global systems of manufacturing are coordinated virtually, or implantable mobile phones made of biosynthetic materials. The fourth industrial revolution, says Schwab, is more significant, and its ramifications more profound, than in any prior period of human history. He outlines the key technologies driving this revolution and discusses the major impacts expected on government, business, civil society and individuals. Schwab also offers bold ideas on how to harness these changes and shape a better future—one in which technology empowers people rather than replaces them; progress serves society rather than disrupts it; and in which innovators respect moral and ethical boundaries rather than cross them. We all have the opportunity to contribute to developing new frameworks that advance progress.
Book Synopsis Doing Business on the Internet by : Fay Sudweeks
Download or read book Doing Business on the Internet written by Fay Sudweeks and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An objective look at what Internet commerce can offer both the consumer and the provider. It covers three main areas of concern to business today: how to join the Internet revolution, how to manage it, and how to benefit from it. The book is primarily of interest as background reading for researchers and advanced level students in the following areas: electronic commerce, business studies, computer-mediated communication, management of information systems, project management, and organisational change. However, it will also be of interest to corporate managers involved in developing their companies'Internet-based strategies, and to anyone interested in how to buy or sell on the Net.
Book Synopsis The Internet and Political Protest in Autocracies by : Nils B. Weidmann
Download or read book The Internet and Political Protest in Autocracies written by Nils B. Weidmann and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight years after the Arab Spring there is still much debate over the link between Internet technology and protest against authoritarian regimes. While the debate has advanced beyond the simple question of whether the Internet is a tool of liberation or one of surveillance and propaganda, theory and empirical data attesting to the circumstances under which technology benefits autocratic governments versus opposition activists is scarce. In this book, Nils B. Weidmann and Espen Geelmuyden Rød offer a broad theory about why and when digital technology is used for one end or another, drawing on detailed empirical analyses of the relationship between the use of Internet technology and protest in autocracies. By leveraging new sub-national data on political protest and Internet penetration, they present analyses at the level of cities in more than 60 autocratic countries. The book also introduces a new methodology for estimating Internet use, developed in collaboration with computer scientists and drawing on large-scale observations of Internet traffic at the local level. Through this data, the authors analyze political protest as a process that unfolds over time and space, where the effect of Internet technology varies at different stages of protest. They show that violent repression and government institutions affect whether Internet technology empowers autocrats or activists, and that the effect of Internet technology on protest varies across different national environments.
Book Synopsis Revolution in the U.S. Information Infrastructure by : National Academy of Engineering
Download or read book Revolution in the U.S. Information Infrastructure written by National Academy of Engineering and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-06-09 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While societies have always had information infrastructures, the power and reach of today's information technologies offer opportunities to transform work and family lives in an unprecedented fashion. This volume, a collection of six papers presented at the 1994 National Academy of Engineering Meeting Technical Session, presents a range of views on the subject of the revolution in the U.S. information infrastructure. The papers cover a variety of current issues including an overview of the technological developments driving the evolution of information infrastructures and where they will lead; the development of the Internet, particularly the government's role in its evolution; the impact of regulatory reform and antitrust enforcement on the telecommunications revolution; and perspectives from the computer, wireless, and satellite communications industries.
