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The Second Offline

Doubling of Time and Place

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Editors:
  1. Hidenori Tomita

    1. Faculty of Sociology, Kansai University, Suita, Japan

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  • Presents research on mobile media society, focusing on metropolitan and local areas, schools, and workplaces
  • Explores a Japanese post-mobile society where the online and offline worlds merge
  • Concentrates on doubling of time and doubling of place in contemporary smartphone society

Part of the book series: Advances in Information and Communication Research (AICRES, volume 3)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  3. Society Transformed through Mobile Media

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. Merged Reality: A Second “Second Offline”

      • Michael Björn
      Pages 45-59

    3. Application of XR to Regional Development

      • Yuichi Kogure
      Pages 61-72

    4. Media Mobilization and the Bricolage of Time and Place

      • Kota Ito
      Pages 73-87

    5. The Potential of the Participatory Design of Mobile Media in Post-mobile Society

      • Tomoyuki Okada
      Pages 89-103

    6. Workation and the Doubling of Time and Place

      • Keita Matsushita
      Pages 105-120

  5. Social Media and Mobile Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-207
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    2. Spatial Practices of the Second Offline

      • Jason Farman
      Pages 209-226

    3. Carrying Relationships: Cities, Social Networks, and Mobile Media

      • Kunikazu Amagasa
      Pages 227-244

    4. Social Media Usage and Translocality Among Japanese Young Adults

      • Ichiyo Habuchi
      Pages 245-261
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About this book

This book presents current research on mobile Internet society. Past research was not able to show a clear analytical framework, thus was unable to close in on the fundamental changes in that society. This book, however, analyzes mobile Internet society by introducing the concept of “doubling of time and place” and the analytical framework of the “second offline.” The emergence of the smartphone has made Internet use easier, and now, people are constantly using online information in the midst of their daily lives. Our society is transitioning from the first offline society, a society without being connected to Internet, to the second offline society, where users are connected to the Internet at all times. In this second offline society, our sense of time and place are beginning to change. Broadcast and communication media have made possible the overlapping of different places, which has been called the doubling of place. Furthermore, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies have enabled the overlap of different times, which this book calls the doubling of time. The smartphone makes both possible. With the second offline and the doubling of time and place as keywords, the book takes into consideration research that includes, among other topics, the media usage of young adults, selfies, education, social media usage, mobile games, work stations, and consumer activity in the mobile Internet society.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Sociology, Kansai University, Suita, Japan

    Hidenori Tomita

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Hidenori Tomita, Kansai University

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Second Offline

  • Book Subtitle: Doubling of Time and Place

  • Editors: Hidenori Tomita

  • Series Title: Advances in Information and Communication Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2425-4

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2424-7Published: 02 September 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2427-8Published: 03 September 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-2425-4Published: 01 September 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2524-3322

  • Series E-ISSN: 2524-3330

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 261

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 42 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: IT in Business, Digital/New Media, Social Media

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