<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">peter waterman</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:peterwaterman1936@gmail.com">peterwaterman1936@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Sat, May 31, 2014 at 1:04 PM<br>Subject: [Networkedlabour] Fwd: New book Vincent Mosco To the Cloud: Big Data in a Turbulent World<br>To: <a href="mailto:networkedlabour@lists.contrast.org">networkedlabour@lists.contrast.org</a>, <a href="mailto:moscov@mac.com">moscov@mac.com</a><br>
<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small">Copied to you, Vinnie, so as to introduce to NetworkedLabour.<br><br></div><div style="font-size:small">Best,<br><br></div><div style="font-size:small">
PeterW<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">VINCENT MOSCO</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:moscov@mac.com" target="_blank">moscov@mac.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Sat, May 31, 2014 at 5:36 PM<br>Subject: New book Vincent Mosco To the Cloud: Big Data in a Turbulent World<br>To: Vincent Mosco <<a href="mailto:moscov@mac.com" target="_blank">moscov@mac.com</a>><br><br><br>
Hi all,<br>
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I am writing because I thought you might be interested in my new book. Apologies if you have already received a notice.<br>
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All the best,<br>
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Vinny<br>
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To the Cloud: Big Data in a Turbulent World<br>
Vincent Mosco<br>
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Paradigm Publishers: <a href="http://bit.ly/1igH8rT" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1igH8rT</a><br>
Amazon: <a href="http://amzn.to/QGu6YE" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/QGu6YE</a><br>
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-61205-616-6<br>
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-61205-615-9<br>
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Book interview podcast: <a href="http://bit.ly/1kOPDdr" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1kOPDdr</a><br>
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In the wake of revelations about National Security Agency activities many of which occur in the cloud this book offers both enlightenment and a critical view. Cloud computing and big data are arguably the most significant forces in information technology today. In clear prose, To the Cloud explores where the cloud originated, what it means, and how important it is for business, government, and citizens. It describes the intense competition among cloud companies like Amazon and Google, the spread of the cloud to government agencies like the controversial NSA, and the astounding growth of entire cloud cities in China. From advertising to trade shows, the cloud and big data are furiously marketed to the world, even as dark clouds loom over environmental, privacy, and employment issues that arise from the cloud. Is the cloud the long-promised information utility that will solve many of the world s economic and social problems? Or is it just marketing hype? To the Cloud provides the first thorough analysis of the potential and the problems of a technology that may very well disrupt the world.<br>
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Vincent Mosco (Ph.D. Harvard University) is Professor Emeritus of Sociology<br>
at Queen’s University, where he held the Canada Research Chair in<br>
Communication and Society. Dr. Mosco is the author of numerous books<br>
and articles on the media and information technology, including The Political<br>
Economy of Communication and The Digital Sublime: Myth, Power, and<br>
Cyberspace.<br>
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"Once again, Vinny Mosco is way ahead of the pack in understanding the great communication phenomena of our times. To the Cloud shines a powerful light on cloud computing, educating us all and providing critical analysis, nuance, and context. In the process, Mosco provides an indispensable resource for making sense of the digital age."<br>
--Robert W. McChesney, author of Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism Is Turning the Internet against Democracy<br>
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"A towering figure in the political economy of communications, Vincent Mosco has taught generations of media scholars how to drill below the surface of corporate hype and decipher the sharp realities underlying apparently nebulous developments. Now he turns his formidable intelligence to the analysis of the cloud. This landmark publication is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the next phase of digital capitalism."<br>
--Ursula Huws, University of Hertfordshire Business School<br>
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"Vincent Mosco has brilliantly demystified cloud computing and big data. He looks through the clouds to ask critical questions about how these new systems are being used, who controls them, and what the consequences are. To the Cloud brings us back down to earth and is an essential source for understanding these important new developments."<br>
--Janet Wasko, University of Oregon<br>
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Table of Contents<br>
• The Cloud Ate My Homework<br>
• From the Computer Utility to Cloud Computing<br>
• Selling the Cloud Sublime<br>
• Dark Clouds<br>
• Big Data and Cloud Culture<br>
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__________________<br>
Vincent Mosco<br>
Professor Emeritus<br>
Queen's University<br>
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<a href="http://www.queensu.ca/sociology/people/emeritusfaculty/mosco.html" target="_blank">www.queensu.ca/sociology/people/emeritusfaculty/mosco.html</a><br>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/vincent.mosco" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/vincent.mosco</a><br>
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