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- Expands on discussions of locative media, moving into areas such as time and identity, which still require more scholarly attention. While the issue of time has been explored elsewhere, owing to the use of new and original qualitative research, this volume will be sufficiently different; providing a complimentary body of work that is framed by a different agenda and set of issues
- Supported by original and significant qualitative research on the LBSN Foursquare, which will build on the existing research cannon
- The Pivot series offers an exciting platform to present a concise, condense and current overview of locative media to academics and practitioners alike
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
“In this book Leighton Evans and Michael Saker declare that Location Based Social Networking is dead and loudly declare ‘long live LSBN’. As they explain, not only is there life left in LBSN and next generation location-aware social media, but they continue to raise important questions concerning the conception and use of space, time and identity. Drawing extensively on relevant literature, they provide a timely, fascinating and insightful analysis for those interested in understanding the full spectrum of social and spatial media.” (Professor Rob Kitchin, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland)
“Evans and Saker do a strong job examining the social impacts of location-based social networks (LBSNs). They link LBSNs to a variety of topics, including embodiment, spatiality, and temporality, and they exhibit extensive knowledge of both the history of LBSNs and the current application environment. Most importantly, they write in a way that will remain relevant even as new LBSNs enter the market and our use location information shifts with even newer mobile technologies.’” (Jordan Frith, Assistant Professor of Technical Communication, University of North Texas, USA)
“A highly readable and entertaining account of the life, death ... and afterlife of location based social networking. This book provides a history of services that may soon be forgotten - who remembers Lovegety? But more than this Evans and Saker show that these may be responsible for shaping how we experience space, time and identity long into the future as features that once defined stand-alone location based services are mainstreamed into the social media giants.” (Professor Susan Halford, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Southampton, UK)
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
Leighton Evans
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Southampton Solent University , Southampton, United Kingdom
Michael Saker
About the authors
Michael Saker is a Senior Lecturer in Broadcasting and Digital Creative Industries at Southampton Solent University, and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Web Science Institute at the University of Southampton. His work has been published in journals including New Media & Society, Media Culture & Society, and First Monday.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Location-Based Social Media
Book Subtitle: Space, Time and Identity
Authors: Leighton Evans, Michael Saker
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49472-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-49471-5Published: 07 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84168-7Published: 04 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-49472-2Published: 23 January 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 112
Topics: Social Media, Self and Identity, Social Theory, Area Studies, Digital Humanities