Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects

The adoption of technology has provided opportunities for increased participation in global affairs both at an individual and organizational level.

This book delves into the pervasive commercialisation of public schooling, tracing its roots and examining its current manifestations.

Taking a learn-by-doing approach, Software Engineering Design: Theory and Practice uses examples, review questions, chapter exercises, and case study assignments to provide students and practitioners with the understanding required to design complex software systems.

Surveillance is a divisive issue one might say it is inherently controversial.

Surveillance is a divisive issue one might say it is inherently controversial.

From officially sanctioned, high-tech operations to budget spy cameras and cell phone video, this updated and expanded edition of a bestselling handbook reflects the rapid and significant growth of the surveillance industry.

Taking a learn-by-doing approach, Software Engineering Design: Theory and Practice uses examples, review questions, chapter exercises, and case study assignments to provide students and practitioners with the understanding required to design complex software systems.

As a practicing child psychiatrist and mother of three, Jodi Gold has a unique understanding of both the mind-boggling benefits and the serious downsides of technology.

As a practicing child psychiatrist and mother of three, Jodi Gold has a unique understanding of both the mind-boggling benefits and the serious downsides of technology.

Transformations in wireless connectivity and location-aware technologies hold the promise of bringing a sea-change in the way transportation information is generated and used in the future.

This collection of papers is the result of a symposium sponsored by NATO's Defense Research Group Panel VIII in the Spring of 1985.

This book shows how to do systems thinking and translate that thinking into praxis (theory informed practical action).

Computer technology has become a mirror of what we are and a screen on which we project both our hopes and our fears for the way the world is changing.

From the editors of the wildly successful Beyond Calculation comes another exploration of the overwhelming impact of computers on our future.

Take a deep dive into the life cycle of revolutionary technologies.

What would your life be like if you didnt have to spend every working day at an office?

Integrating In-Text ads into websites and blogs is a great way to boost the amount of money you make in cyberspace.

As a software engineer, you recognize at some point that there's much more to your career than dealing with code.

As a software engineer, you recognize at some point that there's much more to your career than dealing with code.

This 25th anniversary edition of Steven Levy's classic book traces the exploits of the computer revolution's original hackers -- those brilliant and eccentric nerds from the late 1950s through the early '80s who took risks, bent the rules, and pushed the world in a radical new direction.

In a world where web services can make real-time data accessible to anyone, how can the government leverage this openness to improve its operations and increase citizen participation and awareness?

"e;Companies with a stake in the technology industry or that have staked on the Internet (ala Google or Amazon or any of the thousands of small ecommerce companies around the world) are likely to pluck multiple nuggets of wisdom from her book.

In a world where web services can make real-time data accessible to anyone, how can the government leverage this openness to improve its operations and increase citizen participation and awareness?

"e;Companies with a stake in the technology industry or that have staked on the Internet (ala Google or Amazon or any of the thousands of small ecommerce companies around the world) are likely to pluck multiple nuggets of wisdom from her book.

The New Kingmakers documents the rise of the developer class, and provides strategies for companies to adapt to the new technology landscape.

The New Kingmakers documents the rise of the developer class, and provides strategies for companies to adapt to the new technology landscape.

What are your organizations policies for generating and using huge datasets full of personal information?

Updated as of August 2014, this practical book will demonstrate proven methods for anonymizing health data to help your organization share meaningful datasets, without exposing patient identity.

Updated as of August 2014, this practical book will demonstrate proven methods for anonymizing health data to help your organization share meaningful datasets, without exposing patient identity.

IRC (Internet Relay Chat) may very well turn out to be the world's most successful hack.

Free as in Freedom interweaves biographical snapshots of GNU project founder Richard Stallman with the political, social and economic history of the free software movement.

Twitter is not just for talking about your breakfast anymore.

Twitter is not just for talking about your breakfast anymore.

Does your startup rely on social network analysis?

Does your startup rely on social network analysis?

Social networking has made one thing clear: websites and applications need to provide users with experiences tailored to their preferences.

Social networking has made one thing clear: websites and applications need to provide users with experiences tailored to their preferences.

Want to develop games for Xbox 360 and Windows Phone 7?

Want to develop games for Xbox 360 and Windows Phone 7?

On 26 May, 2010 Apple Inc.

This book is concerned with the importance of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Usability, user participants, and Sustainability in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry throughout the world.

This book shows how to do systems thinking and translate that thinking into praxis (theory informed practical action).

This volume presents the proceedings of ECSCW 2013, the 13th European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work.

This book is concerned with the importance of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Usability, user participants, and Sustainability in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry throughout the world.

In our modern information societies, we not only use and welcome computers; we are highly dependent upon them.

New technologies are radically changing the way that families connect with one another: we can text our teenagers from work, eat dinner with far-away parents via video link, and instantly upload and share photos after a family day out.

There is more information in the world than ever before - but who's in control?

The Handbook of Internet Studies HANDBOOKS IN COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA Highly recommended.