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Global Geographies of the Internet

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Today, more people are better connected to one another, and the world, than at any other time in human history. For vast segments of the world’s population, mobile phones, the internet and email, instant messaging, and various forms of digital social media have become deeply woven into the fabric of daily life.

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Warf, B. (2013). Social Media. In: Global Geographies of the Internet. SpringerBriefs in Geography, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1245-4_6

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