Social & Cultural Aspects of Technology, Social & Cultural Aspects of Technology, Media & Communications

Communication Technology Update

Name: Communication Technology Update
Author: August E. Grant
ISBN: 9781136028410

by August E. Grant, Jennifer H. Meadows

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Overview

Communication Technology Update provides students and professionals alike with the latest information in all areas of telecommunication: electronic mass media, computers, consumer electronics, games, satellites, and telephony. A discussion of hardware, software, organizational structure, and political and economic influences is complemented by background information explaining the evolution of each of the technologies.

Audience: Students in undergraduate communications courses; professionals in all areas of telecommunications.

About the Author, August E. Grant

Dr. August E. ("Augie") Grant is a technology futurist who specializes in research on new media technologies and consumer behavior.
Jennifer H. Meadows is Associate Professor in the Media Arts Option of the Department of Communication Design at California State University, Chico. She earned her M.A.in Radio, Television and Motion Pictures at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin. Her teaching and research integrate practical and theoretical concerns related to television production, the relationships between media and users, and changing media behavior in the new media marketplace. In addition to her teaching and research, she is Executive Producer for Milk Crate Productions and is a consultant to media organizations.

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Twenty-six chapters review recent developments in electronic mass media, computers and consumer electronics, and telephony and satellite technologies. The seventh edition adds coverage of Internet commerce, streaming media, and home networking. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)