This is more than just another book on Internet studies. Tracing the pervasive influence of 'digital culture' throughout contemporary life, this text integrates socio-economic understandings of the 'information society' with the cultural studies approach to production, use, and consumption of digital media and multimedia. </p> <p></p> <p>Refreshingly readable and packed with examples from profiling databases and </p> <p>mashups to cybersex and the truth about social networking, <b>Understanding Digital Culture</b>: </p> <p></p> <p>• crosses disciplines to give a balanced account of the social, economic and cultural dimensions of the information society</p> <p></p> <p>• illuminates the increasing importance of mobile, wireless and converged media technologies in everyday life</p> <p></p> <p>• unpacks how the information society is transforming and challenging traditional notions of crime, resistance, war and protest, community, intimacy and belonging</p> <p></p> <p>• charts the changing cultural forms associated with new media and its consumption, including music, gaming, microblogging and online identity</p> <p></p> <p>• illustrates the above through a series of contemporary, in-depth case studies of digital culture.</p> <p></p> <p>This is the perfect text for students looking for a full account of the information society, virtual cultures, sociology of the Internet and new media.