Browsing Volume 6 (2010) by Subject "Information in Society"
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Grey Space: Call Centres and the Information Society
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2010)Over the past decade, call centres have become a rising industry in contemporary globalized society, particularly in smaller towns and economically underdeveloped areas. The call centre industry has been both praised and ... -
NetWrite: A New Breed of Communication
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2010)This paper examines the recent linguistic phenomena of texting and instant messaging, paying particular attention to the unique linguistic properties exhibited in digital communications. Through an examination of the use ... -
"Two Roads to Middle Earth": Comparing Visualization of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Cinematic Trilogy
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2010)When comparing a much-loved novel to a cinematic adaptation, many people will say, “the book was better.” Even so, some of the same people remember scenes from the movie more vividly. Why? Building on Martin Barker’s (2006) ...