Collecting and the Internet Essays on the Pursuit of Old Passions Through New Technologies

Name: Collecting and the Internet Essays on the Pursuit of Old Passions Through New Technologies
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ISBN: 9780786438457

ISBN-10: 0786438452

ISBN-13: 9780786438457

Edition: 2008

Authors: Susan Koppelman, Alison Franks, Alison Franks, Alison Franks

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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, eye-ware, Kelly dolls, the gambler's rush of online acquisition, mp3s, collecting friends via…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 2/28/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 220
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



Introduction



Collecting the Internet: How Individually Authored Websites Have Generated Nostalgia and a Desire to Collect the Internet




Collecting Materials Born Digital




Collecting Watches on the Internet




Collecting Eyewear on eBay




The Konnection of the Kelly Kollection: Kelly Doll Collectors and the Internet




Gambler's Rush: All That Glitters, Etc




On Collecting "La Vie en Rose"




I Want My MP3s: Music Collecting in the Digital Age




Trading Online Objects on Friendster.com: Cyber Collecting as Socialization




Tales from the Thrift: Thrift-shopping Enthusiasts Tell Their Stories Online




The Venus of Willendorf Project




Grandmom's Collection




Being Collected: Selling Art on the Internet




The Past Is Always on Sale: Revisiting Culture as Commodity: Internet Auctions and Judaica Collecting




Online Museums, Exhibits, and Archives of American Disability History




Online Therapy, Obsession, and Entertainment: Adventures in the International Cyber Bazaar



Index