This book offers students a task-based introduction to Computer-Mediated Communication and the impact of the internet on social interaction. Divided into four parts which require students to learn, (theory), critique, (current issues), explore, (methods), and reflect, (practice), the book aims to:

- Provide a foundation to the social and communicative nature of information and communication technologies

- Enable students to engage with the key theoretical issues associated with CMC

- Equip students with the necessary research and technical skills as a stimulus to...