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Communication: Digital/New Media
Concepts & Terms
Encyclopedia of Information Communication TechnologyAvailable online
Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and SecurityAvailable online
Encyclopedia of Information Science and TechnologyAvailable online
Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and TechnologiesAvailable online
The International Encyclopedia of CommunicationAvailable online
Gateways to Digital Media / New Media Info
- Library Resources for Communication StudiesFormerly known as New Media and Cyberculture. Communication Studies librarians from colleges and universities around the country recommend reference materials, article databases/indexes, web sites, associations/organizations, journals/trade publications, and statistics.
Internet & Social Media Metrics
- Alexa.comWeb traffic metrics, top site lists, site demographics, and more.
- ClickZDigital marketing stats.
- Internet World Stats : Usage and Population StatisticsProvides world Internet usage, population statistics and Internet market research data, for over 233 individual countries and world regions.
- Pew Internet & American Life ProjectExcellent source for academic studies and statistics on the Internet's growth and social impacts.
- Search Engine Watch : Search Engine Ratings & StatisticsStatistics on search engine performance in various areas.
- TechnoratiTracks blogging including top bogs. Also publishes annual State of the Blogosphere report.
- U.S. Census Bureau : Computer Use and OwnershipBeginning in 1997, the Current Population Survey (CPS) included questions on Internet Use.
- World Internet ProjectWatches and documents what happens as households and nations acquire and use the Internet.
Organizations
- Berkman Center for Internet and SocietyResearch center who's mission it is to explore and understand cyberspace; to study its development, dynamics, norms, and standards; and to assess the need or lack thereof for laws and sanctions.
- CITASA: Communication and Information Technologies Section of the American Sociological AssociationPart of the American Sociological Association, CITASA look at social aspects of computing, the Internet, new media, computer networks, and other communication and information technologies.
- Center for Digital DemocracyA national not-for-profit org, CDD promotes "an electronic media system that fosters democratic expression and human rights." Interests include diverse ownership of new media, privacy, etc.
- Rhizome at the New Museum"Rhizome is dedicated to the creation, presentation, preservation, and critique of emerging artistic practices that engage technology."
- World Internet Project"A major, international, collaborative project looking at the social, political and economic impact of the Internet and other new technologies." Click on Published to see internet usage reports for member countries.
- Sociable Media GroupThe Sociable Media Group investigates issues concerning society and identity in the technologically mediated world.
- Electronic Frontier FoundationThe Electronic Frontier Foundation is a non-profit civil liberties organization working in the public interest to protect privacy, free expression, and access to public resources and information in new media.