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Portable communities the social dynamics of online and mobile connectedness

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  • "In contemporary American life, community has become a portable phenomenon--you can "get it to go" wherever and whenever it is desired at the push of a button, mouse, or keyboard. In Portable Communities, sociologist Mary Chayko examines the social dynamics and implications of having access to countless others at any time. Teeming with the observations of people who blog, email, instant message, game, and chat on cell phones, wireless computers, and other portable devices, the book captures the appeal and the excitement, the challenges and the complexities, of online and mobile connectedness. Chayko considers some of the external dynamics that emerge as these communities resonate within the larger society--constant availability, social interaction that is more controlled and controllable, and new opportunities for self-expression, creativity, and even voyeurism. She also provides a unique view of shifts in the social landscape, from diminished privacy to lack of technological access for all and points the way toward needed social and political change."

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  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "Portable communities"
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  • "Portable communities : the social dynamics of online and mobile connectedness"

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