Semantic Media: Mapping Meaning on the Internet

Description

Product ID:	9781509542581
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	Semantic Media
Subtitle:	Mapping Meaning on the Internet
Authors:	Author: Andrew Iliadis
Page Count:	160
Subjects:	Interdisciplinary studies, Interdisciplinary studies
Description:	Media technologies now provide facts, answers, and “knowledge” to people – search engines, apps, and virtual assistants increasingly articulate responses rather than direct people to other sources. Semantic Media is about this emerging era of meaning-making technologies. Companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft organize information in new media products that seek to “intuitively” grasp what people want to know and the actions they want to take. This book describes some of the insidious technological practices through which organizations achieve this while addressing the changing contexts of internet searches, and examines the social and political consequences of what happens when large companies become primary sources of information. Written in an accessible style, Semantic Media will be of interest to students and scholars in media, science and technology, communication, and internet studies, as well as professionals wanting to learn more about the changing dynamics of contemporary data practices.
Imprint Name:	Polity Press
Publisher Name:	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2022-11-25

Weight	308 g
Dimensions	138 × 215 × 24 mm