Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 208 mm x 272 mm, Gewicht: 318 g
Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 208 mm x 272 mm, Gewicht: 318 g
ISBN: 978-0-07-352877-9
Verlag: Dushkin Publishing
The Annual Editions series is designed to provide convenient, inexpensive access to a wide range of current articles from some of the most respected magazines, newspapers, and journals published today. Annual Editions are updated on a regular basis through a continuous monitoring of over 300 periodical sources. The articles selected are authored by prominent scholars, researchers, and commentators writing for a general audience. Annual Editions volumes have a number of organizational features designed to make them especially valuable for classroom use: a general introduction; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; an annotated listing of supporting World Wide Web sites; Learning Outcomes and a brief overview at the beginning of each unit; and a Critical Thinking section at the end of each article. Each volume also offers an online Instructor's Resource Guide with testing materials. Using Annual Editions in the Classroom is a general guide that provides a number of interesting and functional ideas for using Annual Editions readers in the classroom. Visit www.mhhe.com/annualeditions for more details.
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Annual Edition: Mittleman Technologies, Social Media, and Society, 13/14PrefaceSeriesCorrelation GuideTopic GuideInternet ReferencesUNIT 1: IntroductionUnit Overview1. Five Things We Need to Know about Technological Change, Neil Postman, New Tech `98 Conference, March 27, 1998Postman suggests that computer technology is too important to be left entirely to the technologists. "Embedded in every technology," he says, "is a powerful idea."2. The Social Century: 100 Years of Talking, Watching, Reading and Writing in America, Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, July 26, 2012 (online)In 1912, communicating was simple; you talked, you wrote a letter, that was likely it. But by 2012, we have experienced a revolution in how we communicate. And this impacts how we do everything else.3. It's a Flat World, After All, Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times Magazine, April 3, 2005"Globalization has collapsed time and distance and raised the notion that someone anywhere on earth can do your job, more cheaply. Can Americans rise to the challenge of this leveled playing field?"UNIT 2: The EconomyUnit Overview4. How Google Dominates Us, James Gleick, The New York Review of Books, August 18, 2011"In barely a decade Google has made itself a global brand bigger than Coca-Cola or GE: it has created more wealth faster than any company in history." How has its corporate motto, "Don't be evil," fared in a company now awash in money?5. What Facebook Knows, Tom Simonite, Technology Review, July/August 2012"The company's social scientists are hunting for insights about human behavior. What they find could give Facebook new ways to cash in on our data—and remake our view of society."6. The Decision Lens, Helen Knight, New Scientist, April 14, 2012"Your phone and web browser are making choices for you, whether you want them to or not."7. Beyond Credit Cards: Q&A with Dan Schulman of American Express, Jessica Leber, Technology Review, March 7, 2012 (online)American Express built its brand around a plastic card. But what will the personal and business credit industry look like in a post-plastic economy?UNIT 3: Work and the WorkplaceUnit Overview8. My Life as a Telecommuting Robot, Rachel Emma Silverman, The Wall Street Journal, August 8, 2012"What would it be like to work from home, whilst also being in the office? Only one way to find out: Reporter joins forces with a "telepresence robot" to test limits of remote working. Yes there are problems, but it's not a washout."9. Automation on the Job, Brian Hayes, American Scientist, January/February 2009Not all that long ago, "nearly everyone agreed that people would be working less once computers and other kinds of automatic machinery became widespread." Instead those of us who are working are working more. Why?10. The Lost Steve Jobs Tapes, Brent Schlender, Fast Company, May 2012"A treasure trove of unearthed interviews, conducted by the writer who knew him best, reveals how Jobs's ultimate success at Apple can be traced directly to his so-called wilderness years."11. Women, Mathematics, and Computing, Paul De Palma, Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology, 2006Women remain underrepresented in the computer industry despite countless articles and proposals.UNIT 4: Social Media and Partici
