Introduction -- Contents discourse: a platform prelude -- Platform typology: from hardware to contents -- The Japanese genesis of transactional platform theory -- Docomo's i-mode and the formatting of the mobile internet -- Platforms after i-mode: Dwango's Niconico video -- Conclusion: the...

"This book explores media influence on consumers in a globalized world. It also analyzes popular culture, media, and consumption in disciplines such as sociology, communication, social work, business and international relations"--

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Although the academic study of development is well established, as is also its policy implementation, less considered are the broader, more popular understandings of development that often shape agendas and priorities, particularly in representative democracies. Through its accessible and...

Introduction: global political economy, capitalism and popular culture -- Money and desire -- Bodies and possessions -- Development and motion -- Technology and alienation -- States and regulations -- Economy and gender -- Capitalism and disruption -- Through the mirror, darkly