The creative reconstruction of the Internet: Google and the privatization of cyberspace and DigiPlace

Geoforum

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1322-1343

  Zook, Matthew A ^a   Graham, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Code; Critical cartography; Cyberspace; DigiPlace; Google; Hybrid space; Online mapping; Public space

Indexed keywords

CARTOGRAPHY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC SPACE;

EID: 34848837978     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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