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The Internet has changed the landscape of mass media. This text explores the ways in which people, organizations and companies are using the net to project their interest and concerns into the world. This book aims to offer a comprehensive and coherent introduction to the new web-based media culture.;Beginning with an introduction to cyberculture studies and ways of studying the web it moves on to consider everyday weblife, web art and culture, web business and global web politics ad protest. Topics covered range from fan websites, web identities and web design trends to global capitalism and web allure, cybercrime and the politics of hacking and propaganda warfare via the web. Throughout the book are suggestions for ways in which readers can use the web to further their own research.