The Digital Economy

ISBN-13: 9781509517565 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 240 str.

Tim (Open University) Jordan

Opis

"Tim Jordan deftly explores the workings of the trillion-dollar digital economy. He discusses the hype and significance surrounding its activities and practices in order to outline important concepts, theory, and policy questions. Rich with case studies, the book is an important reference for those getting to grips with this contemporary phenomenon"--

Recenzje

'A lively excursion across the varied terrains of the "digital economy", in which the author argues that it's not platform technologies that drive our digital searching, working, socialising and gaming, but our deep embeddedness in shared social practices, habits and collective communities.' Mark Banks, University of Leicester 'Writing in a personal and lively style, Tim Jordan intelligently explores the digital economic practices that constitute search, social media, online gaming and more. Tracing the perspectives, tactics and activities of users, advertisers and platforms, he separates the hype from the reality.' Thomas Poell, University of Amsterdam

Spis treści

Acknowledgements 1 Introduction: The Meaning of the Digital Economy 2 Search 3 Social Media 4 Taxis, Hotels and Blockchains 5 Free Online Economies 6 Online Games 7 Profit, Labour, Production and Consumption 8 Defining the Digital Economy 9 Policy 10 Conclusion References Index

O autorze

Tim Jordan is Professor of Digital Cultures at the University of Sussex