Refreshingly readable and packed with examples from profiling databases and

mashups to cybersex and the truth about social networking, Understanding Digital Culture:

• crosses disciplines to give a balanced account of the social, economic and cultural dimensions of the information society

• illuminates the increasing importance of mobile, wireless and converged media technologies in everyday life

• unpacks how the information society is transforming and challenging traditional notions of crime, resistance, war and protest, community, intimacy and belonging

• charts the changing cultural forms associated with new media and its consumption, including music, gaming, microblogging and online identity

• illustrates the above through a series of contemporary, in-depth case studies of digital culture.

This is the perfect text for students looking for a full account of the information society, virtual cultures, sociology of the Internet and new media.