[...]... Although books and films may not represent "high" culture, they do manage to provide powerful insight into the ways in which we struggle to make sense of online communication In addition to the contents of the chapters themselves, three special components of Online Communication merit special attention: These fall under the labels Hyperlink, Ethical Inquiry, and Online Communication and the Law Throughout... explore online communication as merely a site of new technologies Few attempt the synthesis of technology, identity, and culture that we feel can place the Internet in human perspective This book is our attempt to fill that void Online Communication aims to help you conceptualize the human uses of the Internet by examining the emerging theories that offer explanations for what people are doing with this technology, ... examine the degree to which online identities can be anonymous, and we raise warnings that the Information Age presents dangers to one's individual identity, online and in real life, in the forms of shadow identities and identity fraud, respectively Because personal identity affects interpersonal communication, we turn to questions of establishing online relationships in chapter 4 Scholarly arguments contend... Internet Culture and Critique Chapter 7 Rebuilding Corporations Online Hyperlink: Changing Corporation Cultures—Telephony and the Internet 149 CMC as Corporate Discipline 150 Ethical Inquiry 152 Electronic Surveillance and Anticipatory Conformity 152 Hyperlink: Microserfs 153 Corporations and Consumers Online 153 Cookies 154 Voluntary Data Submission 154 Data Mining 154 Ethical Inquiry 155 CMC and the... CMC to understand the experience of online interaction Naturally, this requires an overview of just what CMC is and how it fits within the field of communication studies and popular culture Following this discussion, we examine CMC as a blurring between immediate and mediated communication As shown here, this process of blurring holds important implications for our conceptions of self and society The... introduction of online media changes day-to-day life and alters, to some degree, how we relate to each other We approach these topics with a desire to understand the blurring of technology with our everyday lives We study the sophisticated ways in which computer technology the microchips that process information and execute commands and the software that allows human beings to employ this technology is... Pseudonymity, and Identity 63 Anonymity 63 Pseudonymity 64 Ethical Inquiry 66 Hyperlink: A Rape in Cyberspace 67 Protecting Identities in the Information Age 68 Identity Fraud 68 Shadow Identities 70 Hyperlink: Judging Information on the Web Chapter Summary 72 Online Communication and the Law 73 Glossary 74 Topics for Discussion 74 References 75 ix 71 Chapter 4 Relating Online Impersonal Communication: ... new communication behaviors and translate some of their old communication behaviors into the online environment Our hope is to spur readers on to reconsider, if not reaffirm, their positions as ethical communicators by weighing the choices and consequences they may well face, such as those in the brief queries presented here Additionally, we have placed a section entitled Online Communication and the... 184 Hyperlink: Kathy Daliberti's Cyber-Quilt 187 The Rhetoric of Hate Online 187 Community 189 Anonymity 189 Outreach 189 Commerce 190 Information 190 Chapter Summary 190 Online Communication and the Law 191 Glossary 191 Topics for Discussion 192 References 192 179 Chapter 10 Pop Culture and Online Expression Literary Depictions of Technology 195 The Weakness of Human Flesh 199 The Power of the Wired... communities created by the mass media and fan communities We define the virtual community in terms of essential qualities and its attraction to participants and examine what standards and sanctions are in place to regulate the social behavior of good Internet citizens, or netizens Our third and final section, Part III, addresses issues of how the Internet has affected our culture and how people have responded . Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wood, Andrew F. Online communication : linking technology, identity, and culture / Andrew F. Wood, Matthew J. Smith. - 2nd ed. p. cm. - (LEA's communication series) Includes. attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Date: 2005.05.25 06:38:37 +08'00' Online Communication Linking Technology, Identity, and Culture LEA'S COMMUNICATION SERIES Jennings . Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, at www.erlbaum.com. Online Communication Linking Technology, Identity, and Culture Second Edition Andrew F. Wood San Jose State University Matthew J.