Bibliographic Details
Authors and Corporations: Frith, Jordan (Author)
published: Cambridge, UK Polity Press 2015
Part of: DMS - Digital Media and Society
Media Type: Book, E-Book

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Item Description: Description based upon print version of record
Physical Description: 1 Online-Ressource (330 Seiten)
ISBN: 9780745685045
Language: English
Part of: DMS - Digital Media and Society
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Erscheint auch als: Frith, Jordan, Smartphones as locative media, Cambridge, UK [u.a.] : Polity Press, 2015, X, 182 S.
Other Editions: Smartphones as locative media
Collection: Verbunddaten SWB
Table of Contents

Jordan Frith is assistant professor of Technical Communication at the University of North Texas.

Jordan Frith is assistant professor of Technical Communication at the University of North Texas

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; 1 From Atoms to Bits and Back Again; Communication media and the annihilation of space and place; The place of locative media; Notes; 2 Mobilities and the Spatial Turn; The importance of the space and place; Mobile media and spatial experience; Conclusion; Notes; 3 The Infrastructure of Locative Media; Location awareness; The generations of mobile networks; Open and closed: Google, Apple, and smartphone technology; Conclusion; Notes; 4 Wayfi nding through Mobile Interfaces; The social production of mobile maps; Mobile wayfinding and flexible alignment
Spatial cognition and mobile mapsConclusion; Notes; 5 Location and Social Networks; A brief history of location-based social networks; Coordinating through location; Constructing identity through location; Sharing location and the future of public space; Conclusion; Notes; 6 Writing and Archiving Space; Mobile composition: Layering stories, reviews, and tips; Mobile remembering: Composing memories in place; Conclusion; 7 Market Forces and the Shaping of Location-based Services; Tracing Foursquare; The importance of venture capital; Conclusion; Notes; 8 The Negotiation of Locational Privacy
Institutional locational privacySocial privacy; Conclusion; Notes; Conclusion: The Future of Locative Media; Location-based services and the global South; The future of splintered space; Notes; References; Index