Collecting and the Internet

Essays on the Pursuit of Old Passions Through New Technologies

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Library & Information Services, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture
Cover of the book Collecting and the Internet by , McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781476609171
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: October 1, 2014
Imprint: Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781476609171
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: October 1, 2014
Imprint:
Language: English

The Internet has had a profound effect on collecting—because of the Web, collectibles are now more readily available, collections more easily displayed for a wider audience, and collectors’ online communities are larger and often quite intimate. In addition, the Web has added new items to the pantheon of collectibles, including digital bits that, whether considered virtual or material, are nevertheless collectible. In this work, essays discuss the age-old habit of collecting and its modern relationship with the Internet. Topics include individually authored websites, online auctions, watches, eyewear, Kelly dolls, the gambler’s rush of online acquisition, mp3s, collecting friends via online social networking sites, and online museums, among others.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The Internet has had a profound effect on collecting—because of the Web, collectibles are now more readily available, collections more easily displayed for a wider audience, and collectors’ online communities are larger and often quite intimate. In addition, the Web has added new items to the pantheon of collectibles, including digital bits that, whether considered virtual or material, are nevertheless collectible. In this work, essays discuss the age-old habit of collecting and its modern relationship with the Internet. Topics include individually authored websites, online auctions, watches, eyewear, Kelly dolls, the gambler’s rush of online acquisition, mp3s, collecting friends via online social networking sites, and online museums, among others.

More books from McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers

Cover of the book The Law for Comic Book Creators by
Cover of the book Children of the Streets of Richmond, 1865-1920 by
Cover of the book Thirteen Months at Manassas/Bull Run by
Cover of the book Marxism and the Movies by
Cover of the book Deadly Turbulence by
Cover of the book Cop Shows by
Cover of the book Fantasy Femmes of Sixties Cinema by
Cover of the book Carl Hiaasen by
Cover of the book Parachuting into Poland, 1944 by
Cover of the book North Carolina Civil War Obituaries, Regiments 1 through 46 by
Cover of the book Richard Pryor in Hollywood by
Cover of the book The Collected Sonnets of William Shakespeare, Zombie by
Cover of the book African American Hospitals in North Carolina by
Cover of the book Language into Language by
Cover of the book Friendly Fire in the Literature of War by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy