Includes bibliographical references.

Preliminary Material -- This Time It’s Personal: Social Networks, Viral Politics and Identity Management / Nils Gustafsson -- Anthropology of Accessibility: Further Reflections on the Perceptual Problems of Human-Computer Interactions / Anna Maj and Michal Derda-Nowakowski -- Politics and Social Software: Recommendations for Inclusive ICTs / Christina Neumayer , Celina Raffl and Robert M. Bichler -- Governance and the Global Metaverse / Melissa de Zwart and David Lindsay -- Hybrid Communities to Digital Arts Festivals: From Online Discussions to Offline Gatherings / Donata Marletta -- Playing Games as an Art Experience: How Videogames Produce Meaning through Narrative and Play / Jef Folkerts -- The 3-D Virtual Library as a Value-Added Library Service / Daniel Riha -- Learning New Literacies through Machinima / Theodoros Thomas -- Youth Connecting Online: From Chat Rooms to Social Networking Sites / Natalia Waechter , Kaveri Subrahmanyam , Stephanie M. Reich and Guadalupe Espinoza -- Cybergrace among Eating Disorder Survivors in Singapore / Chand Somaiah.

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This book aims to present how emergent media penetrate all fields of human cultural activity. The content of this volume reflects theoretical and practical discussions on cultural issues influenced by increased adoption of information and communication technologies. New media and Web 2.0 raise increasing attention of academics from wide range of disciplines. Papers, included in this volume, cover a coherent choice of topics selected with respect to the actual state of inter-disciplinary debate on emerging media.