The Hyperlinked Society
Questioning Connections in the Digital Age
Joseph Turow and Lokman Tsui, Editors
Investigates the multi-faceted nature of hyperlinks and their consequences for commerce, communication, and civic discourse in the world of digital media
Praise for the Book
"This unique collection provides a creative focus and multi-disciplinary perspective on the links that form the structure of society on the Internet. Turow and Tsui have assembled a very strong set of scholars, and open up a wide range of engaging issues concerning hyperlinks."
---William H. Dutton, Director of the Oxford Internet Institute, Professor of Internet Studies, University of Oxford, and author of Society on the Line: Information Politics in the Digital Age and Digital Academe: New Media and Institutions in Higher Education and Learning
"This collection provides a broad and deep examination of the social, political, and economic implications of the evolving, Web-based media environment. The Hyper-linked Society will be a very useful contribution to the scholarly debate about the role of Internet in modern society, and especially about the interaction between the Internet and other media systems in modern society."
---Charles Steinfield, Professor and Chairperson, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media, Michigan State University
