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The internet trap : five costs of living online / Ashesh Mukherjee

By: Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]Description: xx, 105 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1442649836
  • 9781442649835
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • HM1017 .M85 2018
Contents:
1 Too many temptations -- 2 Too much information -- 3 Too much customization -- 4 Too many comparisons -- 5 Too little privacy -- 6 Conclusion
Summary: Ashesh Mukherjee uses the latest research in consumer psychology to highlight five hidden costs of living online: too many temptations, too much information, too much customization, too many comparisons, and too little privacy. The book provides actionable solutions to minimize these costs. This book provides a new perspective on the dark side of the internet, and gives readers the tools to become a smart user of the internet. Residence: Montreal, QC
Item type: BOOKS
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-102) and index

1 Too many temptations -- 2 Too much information -- 3 Too much customization -- 4 Too many comparisons -- 5 Too little privacy -- 6 Conclusion

Ashesh Mukherjee uses the latest research in consumer psychology to highlight five hidden costs of living online: too many temptations, too much information, too much customization, too many comparisons, and too little privacy. The book provides actionable solutions to minimize these costs. This book provides a new perspective on the dark side of the internet, and gives readers the tools to become a smart user of the internet. Residence: Montreal, QC

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