Discover the transformative power of smartphones as locative media in our insightful book. This essential text explores how smartphones have evolved into vital tools in understanding our relationship with physical space through mobile applications. With over 50% of the global population adopting smartphones and the presence of over one million applications available, the influence of location-based services (LBS) has never been more relevant. Dive into detailed analyses of how popular platforms like Google Maps, Facebook, Instagram, Yelp, and Foursquare utilize users' locations to enhance engagement with their surroundings. Navigating contemporary society requires an understanding of these digital landscapes, and this book provides an interdisciplinary theoretical framework to guide you. Perfect for students, professionals, and technology enthusiasts alike, this publication delves into the implications of smartphones on navigation and physical interaction. Enhance your comprehension of the digital age by discovering the role of smartphones as locative media and how they alter our interaction with the real world. Don’t miss out on this compelling read! Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9780745685014. Year: 2015. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK). Pages: 168.

Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780745685014
Year: 2015
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 168


Description:


Smartphone adoption has surpassed 50% of the population in more
than 15 countries, and there are now more than one million mobile
applications people can download to their phones. Many of these
applications take advantage of smartphones as locative media, which
is what allows smartphones to be located in physical space.
Applications that take advantage of people?s location are
called location-based services, and they are the focus of this
book.


Smartphones as locative media raise important questions about
how we understand the complicated relationship between the Internet
and physical space. This book addresses these questions through an
interdisciplinary theoretical framework and a detailed analysis of
how various popular mobile applications including Google Maps,
Facebook, Instagram, Yelp, and Foursquare use people?s
location to provide information about their surrounding space.


The topics explored in this book are essential reading for
anyone interested in how smartphones and location-based services
have begun to impact the ways we navigate and engage with the
physical world.