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Digital Loneliness

Asking Too Simple a Question about a Complex Problem

Edward Brennan

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Contents V
Digging into Digital Roots. Towards a Conceptual Media and Communication History 1
Technologies and Connections
Networks 19
Media Convergence 41
Multimedia 59
Interactivity 77
Artificial Intelligence 95
Agency and Politics
Global Governance 117
Data(fication) 137
Fake News 157
Echo Chambers 177
Digital Media Activism 193
Users and Practices
Telepresence 211
Digital Loneliness 229
Amateurism 245
User-Generated Content (UGC) 267
Fandom 281
Authenticity 299
Authors 313

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110740202-013

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Contents V
Digging into Digital Roots. Towards a Conceptual Media and Communication History 1
Technologies and Connections
Networks 19
Media Convergence 41
Multimedia 59
Interactivity 77
Artificial Intelligence 95
Agency and Politics
Global Governance 117
Data(fication) 137
Fake News 157
Echo Chambers 177
Digital Media Activism 193
Users and Practices
Telepresence 211
Digital Loneliness 229
Amateurism 245
User-Generated Content (UGC) 267
Fandom 281
Authenticity 299
Authors 313

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