New Media, Communication, and Society

Mary Ann Allison, Ph.D., is an interdisciplinary scholar and professor emerita at Hofstra University. She has been teacher of the year twice and won the first mentor of the year award. She won the Innis Award for Outstanding Dissertation in the field of Media Ecology. Cheryl A. Casey, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Communication at Champlain College. She has published and presented work in critical media studies, media ecology, and communication theory. She has also served as Executive Director of the Eastern Communication Association.

List of Figures – List of Tables – Acknowledgments – Mary Ann Allison/Cheryl A. Casey: Welcome and How to Use This Book – Mary Ann Allison: You, Media, and the Global Brain – Mary Ann Allison: Commoners Become Media Kings – Cheryl A. Casey: People of the Word – Mary Ann Allison: Networks: A Wealth of Stories – Cheryl A. Casey: Network Structure – Cheryl A. Casey: Big News Power – Cheryl A. Casey: The Dark Side of the Internet – Cheryl A. Casey/Mary Ann Allison: The Physical Side of the Internet – Mary Ann Allison: Hearing and Seeing Different Societies – Cheryl A. Casey: The Medium Is the Message – Cheryl A. Casey: Rewiring Our Social, Political, and Intellectual Lives – Mary Ann Allison: Staying Alive on Facebook – Cheryl A. Casey: Mobiles – Cheryl A. Casey: Digital Gaming – Cheryl A. Casey: Bloggers – Cheryl A. Casey: Information Literacy – Mary Ann Allison: Wikipedia: Not Just Wow! But How? – Mary Ann Allison: Participatory Media – Cheryl A. Casey: Social Media and Mindful Multitasking – Mary Ann Allison: Rushkoff: Program or Be Programmed – Mary Ann Allison: Skilled Conversation Is a New Medium – Mary Ann Allison: You Have a Choice – Mary Ann Allison: Does Your Life Depend on Being Connected? – Cheryl A. Casey: New Media Reshapes Governments – Cheryl A. Casey: New Media Reshapes Economics and Jobs – Cheryl A. Casey: Big Data – Cheryl A. Casey: Spotlights: Arab Spring and Chinese Reality TV – Mary Ann Allison: Will ICT-Supported Technology Create Abundance? – Mary Ann Allison: Hyper-Connected Risks: A Global Picture – Mary Ann Allison: A Media Dashboard for Humanity – Mary Ann Allison/Cheryl A. Casey: An End and a Beginning: Seeing Ourselves as Our Global Brain Might See Us – Index.