List of Abbreviations
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. What’s an App?
3. App Economy
4. App Media
5. Social Laboratories of Apps
6. After Apps
References
Index
Gerard Goggin is Wee Kim Wee Professor of Communication Studies at Nanyang Technological University.
“Apps is the definitive book for anyone who wants to know about
mobile apps. International expert Goggin guides us through the
complex and contested histories and evolutions of mobile apps. This
is the first book to take seriously the role of mobile apps across
social, cultural, economic, and political terrain by providing a
systematic overview of mobile apps as interwoven in the many facets
of our lives.”
Larissa Hjorth, RMIT University “We all use apps, but what are
they? In this technologically expert, economically smart overview,
Gerard Goggin, a leading global expert on mobile phones, offers a
timely assessment of the creative, social, and extractive work that
apps do while we use them.”
Nick Couldry, London School of Economics and Political Science
“Apps offers a broad view of apps as tools, communication media,
and social laboratories, giving enough historical context to help
readers understand how apps developed out of and fit into the
context of other information communication technologies. This book
would serve as a useful starting point for students, scholars, and
members of the general public (presumably app users) interested in
studying apps and looking for a map of the general landscape of the
field of study.”
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