{"product_id":"the-digital-economy-paperback-softback-9781509517565","title":"The Digital Economy (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509517565","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Digital Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTim Jordan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509517565, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 December 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.4 x 14.7 x 1.5 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lively excursion across the varied terrains of the 'digital economy', in which the author argues that it’s not platform technologies that drive our digital searching, working, socialising and gaming, but our deep embeddedness in shared social practices, habits and collective communities.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Banks, University of Leicester\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Writing in a personal and lively style, Tim Jordan intelligently explores the digital economic practices that constitute search, social media, online gaming and more. Tracing the perspectives, tactics and activities of users, advertisers and platforms, he separates the hype from the reality.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Poell, University of Amsterdam\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“a welcome addition that STS scholars may find useful for future research projects conceptualising the remaking of property regimes.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLSE Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBoasting trillion-dollar companies, the digital economy profits from our emotions, our relationships with each other, and the ways we interact with the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this timely book, Tim Jordan deftly explores the workings of the digital economy. He discusses the hype and significance surrounding its activities and practices in order to outline important concepts, theory, and policy questions. Through a variety of in-depth case studies, he examines the areas of search, social media, service providers, free economic activity, and digital gaming. Companies discussed include Google, Baidu, Uber, Bitcoin, Wikipedia, Fortnight, and World of Warcraft. Jordan argues that the digital economy is not concerned primarily with selling products, but relies instead on creating communities that can be read by software and algorithms. Profit is then extracted through targeted advertising, subscriptions, misleading 'purchases', and service relations.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Digital Economy\u003c\/i\u003e is an important reference for students and scholars getting to grips with this enormous contemporary phenomenon.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1 Introduction: The Meaning of the Digital Economy\u003cbr\u003e 2 Search\u003cbr\u003e 3 Social Media\u003cbr\u003e 4 Taxis, Hotels and Blockchains\u003cbr\u003e 5 Free Online Economies\u003cbr\u003e 6 Online Games\u003cbr\u003e 7 Profit, Labour, Production and Consumption\u003cbr\u003e 8 Defining the Digital Economy\u003cbr\u003e 9 Policy\u003cbr\u003e 10 Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eReferences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Electronics%20\u0026amp;%20communications%20engineering%20%5BTJ%5D%22\"\u003eTJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52470065594648,"sku":"9781509517565","price":17.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509517565.jpg?v=1785631010","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-digital-economy-paperback-softback-9781509517565","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}