'Celebrity Culture' explores the ways in which celebrities are 'manufactured', how they establish their hold on the public imagination and how social responses enable them to be what they are, exploring the phenomenon from the 1990s

"This book aims to engage the complex relationship between technology, culture, and socio-economic elements by exploring it in a transnational, yet contextually grounded, framework, exploring diverse perspectives and approaches, from political economy to cultural studies, and from policy studies...

"The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured-and transformed-the world's imagination. The Walkman. Karaoke. Pikachu. Pac-Man. Akira. Emoji. We've all fallen in love with one or another of Japan's pop-culture creations, from the techy...

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"--