Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals

Jennifer Harman Meadows August E. Grant

ISBN 10: 0240814754 / ISBN 13: 9780240814759

Published by Focal Press, 2010

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Neu new item; well packed; Neuware; Rechnung mit MwSt.; Bestellungen bis 15 Uhr werden am gleichen Werktag verschickt.New communication technologies are becoming part of daily life at an alarmingly rapid rate. How do people in business keep up with the latest and greatest trends, and how to they differentiate good information from bad information? How do they get help analyzing information and coming to conclusions about trends that will impact their businesses and business decisions? How do they consider the environmental and sustainability issues surrounding communication technology? This book answers these essential questions. It's for professionals working in telecommunications, including electronic mass media, digital signage, computers, consumer electronics, games, satellites, and telepresence. The best of the best minds on these topics all come forward here, each in their own chapter, to report on, analyze, and make recommendations, for the new edition of this definitive guide to new technologies. ; -New communication technologies are being introduced at an astonishing rate. Making sense of these technologies is increasingly difficult. This book covers the developments, trends, and issues in communication technology. It features the fundamental framework along with the history and background of communication technologies. 352 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals
• Publisher: Focal Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0240814754
• ISBN 13: 9780240814759
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Weight: 818 grams

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Synopsis

New communication technologies are being introduced at an astonishing rate. Making sense of these technologies is increasingly difficult. Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals is the single best source for the latest developments, trends, and issues in communication technology. Featuring the fundamental framework along with the history and background of communication technologies, Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals, 12th edition helps you stay ahead of these ever-changing and emerging technologies.

As always, every chapter has been completely updated to reflect the latest developments and market statistics, and now covers digital signage, cinema technologies, social networking, and telepresence, in addition to the dozens of technologies explored in the previous edition. The book also features industry structure and regulation, history, and theory along with full coverage of the latest technologies!

The book's companion website (http://commtechupdate.com) offers updated information submitted by chapter authors and offers links to other Internet resources.

About the Author

Dr. August E. ("Augie") Grant is a technology futurist who specializes in research on new media technologies and consumer behavior.
Jennifer H. Meadows is Associate Professor in the Media Arts Option of the Department of Communication Design at California State University, Chico. She earned her M.A.in Radio, Television and Motion Pictures at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin. Her teaching and research integrate practical and theoretical concerns related to television production, the relationships between media and users, and changing media behavior in the new media marketplace. In addition to her teaching and research, she is Executive Producer for Milk Crate Productions and is a consultant to media organizations.