Review of Manuel Castells (2009), Communication Power. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. (571 p.) ISBN 978-0-19-956-701-1 To appear in Communications, The European Journal of Communication (2010) The book Communication Power can be seen as a successor of Volume II of Castells’ major triology about the Information Age, called The Power of Identity (1997). In his new book Castells focuses on the role of communication networks in power-making in society, with an emphasis on political power
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potentialrisks. Acts such as the Children’s Internet Protection Act, 2000 and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, 1998 are only two of the many. The "Children’s Online Privacy Act" (n.d) website. The two acts were created for many reasons for adolescent to prevent potential threats and advances for children. The possibility of young children accessing harmful websites are controlled by both acts and the impact has been worldwide. The Internet will continue to expand and without government
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Interactivity 5 3. Hypertextuality 6 4. Virtuality 6 5. Hypermediacy 7 6. Immediacy 7 7. Automation 8 DISCUSSION 9 1. Fragmentation 9 2. Information and communication freedom 10 REFERENCES 11 INTRODUCTION In twenty years, Internet has modified the everyday life of more than 2 billion persons. (InternetWorldStats, 2011) The World Wide Web has become a work tool for some of us and an entertainment for others. At the middle of the 1990’s, the press groups made a start on this
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the Chinese government. In 2005 before Google was available to the masses in China, it was estimated that the government had employed over 30,000 watchdogs to serve as Internet policemen. They were to provide commentary in an effort to neutralize anti-government opinions and to “accentuate the good, avoid the bad and use the Internet debate to our advantage” (Watts, 2005). It is with optimism and their corporate mantra of ‘Don’t Be Evil’ in mind, that Google went live in China in January of
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Introduction 6 2.2 Consumers’ decision making and Internet 7 2.3 Consumer Behavior and Fashion trends 7 2.4 Branding and the Internet 9 2.5 Communication and Fashion 10 2.6 Sustainable Fashion and the Internet 12 2.7 Global Followers 12 2.8 Internet in China 13 2.8.1 The Public Containment 14 2.8.2 The Power of Internet in China 14 2.8.3 Internet and Politics in China 15 2.9 The Use of Internet in China 15 2.9.1 Socio-culture of China and the Internet 16 2.10 Fashion and Marketing 16 2.10.1
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fashion or another, many are calling for the censorship of Internet pornography. While some say it is a necessity when it comes to the industry, others argue it is downright unlawful. Internet pornography is a billion dollar industry that shows no signs of slowing down. Some argue that it may be high time to step in and slow it down for them in the form of censorship. A recent study concluded that there are around 4.2 million pornographic websites on the Internet,... ... middle of paper ...
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Chapter 7- You Can’t Say That on the Internet The internet has long been a place where people go to escape, connect with others, and better themselves. However when children start connecting with people that seek to do them harm, or have a less than appropriate relationship, United States authorities step in. In an attempt to keep children safe, lawmakers drafted legislation that would require children to have adult supervision to access a large portion of the internet. These laws brought to national
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questions: “Harrisburg in Pennsylvania? Can that be true? Can a town better known for its steel industry and agriculture than for internet censorship really have joined the list?” For the writer, it seems unlikely that a small American town would censor the use of the internet. The other examples that the writer gives of places that block access to the internet are Burma, China and Iran. These countries are all in Asia, and are known to have conservative views. Burma, China, Iran, Harrisburg
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videos. It’s amazing to see how kids can just pick up a phone or tablet and learn how to use it and search the internet. What is even more amazing, though, is how no one seems to care what their kids are looking at while on the internet. There are not enough parents filtering what their children can see and there is not enough censorship on the internet in general. When kids get on the internet, they are free to search whatever they want. Some kids will search inappropriate things purposefully, but some
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With effect from 1 June 2013, MDA has outlined a new licensing framework for online news sites. Under the new framework, online news sites that report a minimum of one article a week on Singaporean news and have a minimum of 50,000 unique local Internet Protocol (IP) addresses a month over a period of two months will need an individual licence. In addition to the new ruling, licensees need to provide a performance bond of $50,000. Non-commercial or non-profit based sites are not exempted from this
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