Information superhighway: metaphors as midwives
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There is currently a need for new metaphors to describe the new technologies being developed to assemble international communications networks in the US. Existing metaphors, such as highways and roads, will not adequately prepare us to plan for a future in which telecommunications become a primary form of human interaction. Planners should also work with the idea in mind of complementing, rather than replacing face-to-face human activity and communication.
Publication Name: Media, Culture & Society
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0163-4437
Year: 1996
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Arenas of innovation: Understanding new configurational potentialities if communication technologies
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The systematic qualities of the arenas of innovation arising out of communities of technology enthusiasts brought together by new technology are examined. The experience with radio and the Internet to identify and discuss the defining qualities of an archetypal arena of innovation is highlighted.
Publication Name: Media, Culture & Society
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0163-4437
Year: 2005
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Dynamics of infrastructure development: the role of metaphors, political will and sunk investment
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This article examines the political and financial aspects associated with the development of telecommunication infrastructure networks. The development of the information superhighway is explored through the Iowa Communications Network and the North Carolina Information Highway.
Publication Name: Media, Culture & Society
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0163-4437
Year: 2001
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