The Network Society

Fully revised, this Third Edition covers crucial new issues and updates, including:

the long history of social media and Web 2.0: why it's not as new as we think

digital youth culture as a foreshadow of future new media use

the struggle for control of the internet among Microsoft, Google, Apple and Facebook

the contribution of media networks to the current financial crisis

complete update of the literature on the facts, theories, trends and technologies of the internet

new features for students with boxes of chapter questions, conclusions and boxed explanations of key concepts

This book remains an accessible, comprehensive, must-read introduction to how new media function in contemporary society.