Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- The cables under, in and around our homes: "the net" as viral suburban intruder -- The evolution of the web browser: the global village outgrown -- Avatar in the uncanny valley: the Na'vi and us, the machinic audience -- Hacking against the apocalypse: Tony Stark and the remilitarized Internet -- With a great data plan comes great responsibility: the enmeshed web 2.0 Internet user -- Don't shoot the (instant) messenger: the efficient virtual body learns -- The reel/real Internet: beyond genre and the often vulnerable virtual family -- Conclusion.
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