35mm, 42, 119, 127, 128, 131, 141, 211, 213, 216
3D, 13, 16, 75, 76, 105, 108, 113, 116, 123, 124, 126, 130–140, 150, 153, 154, 161, 175, 212, 213, 256, 288, 295
4G, 55, 175, 178, 183, 236, 244, 247, 251, 254–257
4K, 28, 43, 65–76, 83, 84, 86, 91, 105, 109–112, 116, 131, 133, 134, 139, 140, 150, 161, 205, 208, 295
8mm, 10
8-Track, 10
A Brief History of the Sign Industry, 113
A History of Communication Technology, v, 9–23
A La Carte, 84
Abdul, S. S., 229
Acquah, Nana Kofi, 226
Activate for Kids, 223
ADAS, 171
ADSL, 234
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, 171
Advanced Research Projects Agency, 18, 260, 285
Advanced Television Service, 68, 75, 76
Aetna, 223
Ahmed, S., 178
Alexander Graham Bell, 12, 38, 249
Allen, A. 34
Alljoyn, 163
Amazon, 12, 33, 65, 72, 86, 89, 164, 182–187, 205, 206, 252, 255, 276, 286, 293, 295
American Life Project, 22, 229, 263, 266, 267
American Marconi Company, 14
American Society of Cinematographers, 137, 139
Ameritech, 39
Amobi, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20
Ampex, 202
Analytics, 166, 229, 270, 277, 287, 289
Anderson, M., 183, 185, 187, 262, 266
Android Auto, 174
Android, 114, 149, 150, 153, 163, 174, 179, 183, 196–198, 210, 213, 214, 217, 251, 257, 272, 278, 297
Angeles, S., 287
AOL, 270
Apple iBookstore, 185
Apple iPhone 253
Apple Music, 252
Apple TV, 86
Apple, 14, 18, 43, 86, 100, 129, 147–155, 173, 182–188, 191, 211–213, 217, 251–253, 255, 257,
Archer, Frederick, 210,
Asch, 229
Ashley F. Miller, v
AT&T, 14, 37–39, 45, 46, 48, 51, 56, 58, 68, 70, 77, 78, 87–93, 109, 160, 170, 177, 234, 245, 249–257, 286, 288
Audio Recording, 14
Audit Bureau of Circulation, 11
Augmented Reality, 75, 110, 113, 114, 171, 265, 293, 297
Automatic Collision Notification, 170
Automotive Telematics, v, 169–179
B.B., 137
Babbage, Charles, 146
Baby Bells, 38
Baer, Ralph, 190
Bagdikian, B. H., 34
Bailey, 137
Bain, Alexander, 29
Balanced Budget Act of 1997, 75
Bale, C., 207
Ball-Rokeach, S., 4, 7, 31, 34, 35
Banks, M.A, 277
Battaglio, S., 207
Baumgartner, J., 86, 92, 205, 207
BBS, 270
Beaumont, C., 14, 20, 271, 277
Belafonte-Young, Denise, v, 169
Belton, J., 115–120, 123–125, 137
Berliner, Emile, 14
Berners-Lee, T., 233, 246, 260
Bernstein, J., 91,
Best Buy, 43
Biometric Monitoring
Bioprinting Bitcoin, 297
Bittorrent, 56
Blackberry, 251
Blockbuster Blog, 137, 139, 199, 216, 218
Bluetooth, 109, 149, 170–174, 237–240, 245, 246, 256
Blumler, J., 35
Blu-Ray, 17, 149, 194, 202–204, 239
BMI, 256
Bonaguro, E. W., 229
Bonneville International Corp, 15, 20
Book Industry Study Group, 12
Bookfinder, 184
Books, 11, 12, 22, 35, 61, 154, 155, 188, 216, 230, 264, 266
Bor, Stephanie, v, 259, 262, 266
Box Office Mojo, 125, 130, 132, 137, 138, 189, 199
boyd, d. m. 269, 270, 277, 284, 288
Brady, H., 266
Bright, P, 154
Brin, Sergey, 2
Broadband & Home Networks, vi, 233–247
Broadband, 6, 22, 39, 53–60, 69, 91, 92, 196, 208, 233–236, 240–247, 263, 266
Broderbund, 191
Brown, B., 281, 283, 284, 287, 288
Bughin, J., 281, 283, 284, 287, 288
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 153, 155, 215, 216, 227
Bushnell, Nolan, 190
Business Wire, 114, 178, 223, 228
BW Online Bureau, 131, 133, 138
Byers, A. H., 281, 283, 284, 287, 288
Cable Communications Act of 1984, 52
Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, 80, 92
Cable Modem, 235
Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, 52, 78, 80, 92, 202
Cable Television, 16, 52, 78, 80, 92, 202
Cablevision, 81, 86, 89, 90, 92, 94
CAD, 295
Cameron, James, 125, 126, 130–142
Campbell, Heidi D. v, 95, 97, 98, 219, 222
Campbell-Kelly, M. 146, 147, 154,
Cannarella, J., 266,
Canon, 128, 129, 133, 211, 212, 216, 217, 295, 298
Car Navigation, 169
Carroll, L., 213
Carter, T., 250
Caslon Analytics, 277
CD Player, 169
CDMA, 251
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 228
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 228
Charter Communications, 89, 93
Child Online Protection Act, 53
Chow, D, 297
Chui, M., 281, 283, 284, 287, 288
CIGNA, 223
Cinema Technologies, v, 115–142
Cinema Technology Magazine, 138
Cingular, 39
Cisco, 58, 59, 109, 146, 154, 157, 160, 163, 166, 220, 228, 255
Classification and Rating Administration, 132, 138
Clinciu, D. L., 229
CMTS, 235
CNN, 140, 154, 177, 178, 199, 298
Coap, 158
Coaxial, 82
Coe, J., 96, 103, 170, 174, 177
Cold War, 260
Colecovision, 190
Comcast, 39, 45, 56–61, 70, 78, 87, 89, 90, 92, 94, 236, 241, 254
Commercial Mobile Radio Service, 12
Commodore, 191
Communication Decency Act, 53
Communication Policy & Technology, v, 49–61
Communication Technology Update, 20, 35, 37, 47, 76, 297
Compact Discs, 97
Computers & Consumer Electronics, v, 6, 143
Concierge Services, 170
Conrad, Frank, 14
Constrained Application Protocol, 158
Consumer Electronics Association, 72, 203, 208
Control Revolution, 26
Cook, D.A, 138
Cox Communications, 89
Crisis Assistance, 170
Critical Mass, 29
Crook, J, 277
Crow, J, 138
CrowdboxTV, 199
Curtis, 138
Cyberbullying, 278
Daguerre, L., 210
Dancedancerevolution, 223
Daye, Stephen, 11
de Martinville, L. S., 14
De Semlyen, 138
Deforest Phonofilm, 122
Denise Belafonte-Young, v
Deregulation, 16, 49, 58, 79, 92
Dermal Devices, 224
Diagnostic Analysis, 170
Dickson, William/W.K.L., 13, 117
Difference Engine, 146
Diffusion Threshold, 43
Digitag, 73
Digital Audio, 95, 98, 102, 103
Digital Cable, 16
Digital Camera(s), 116, 135, 148, 198, 211–128, 135, 148, 198, 215
Digital Divide, 50
Digital Imaging & Photography, v, 209–218
Digital Photography, 211, 213, 216
Digital Rights Management, 43
Digital Signage, v., 6, 105–114
Digital Still Camera, 211
Digital Television & Video, v, 65–76
Digital Television, 15, 16, 43, 52, 65–76, 242
Digital Video, 16, 40, 67, 75, 82–85, 134, 149, 203, 237, 282
Digital, 6, 14, 17, 18, 23, 33, 46, 48, 65–68, 71, 72, 75, 76, 89, 95–98, 102–116, 127–133, 137–141, 145, 161, 170, 192, 208–210, 214–218, 228, 230, 234, 251, 264, 267, 278
Direct Broadcast Satellite, 17, 52, 81, 83
DirecTV, 40, 45, 77, 78, 81, 87–93, 202
Disintermediation, 41
DNA, 228
Dobbs, R., 281, 283, 284, 287, 288
Dolby, 67, 72, 127–130, 136, 138, 139, 141
Domain Name Server, 260
Driscoll, Paul, v, 77, 81–83, 97, 104,
Driverless Car, 172
DRM, 188
DSL Access Multiplexer, 234
Duggan, M., 242, 246, 262, 264, 266, 275, 278
Duignan-Cabrera, A., 139
Dupagne, Michel, v, 68, 69, 76, 77, 81–83
Eastman, 13, 116, 117, 122, 138, 213
E-Business, 261
ECG (Electrocardiogram), 220, 225
Eco, U., 34
Economist, 160, 250, 256, 283, 288
EDGE, 251
Edison Laboratories, 117
Edison Research, 103
Edison, Thomas, 13, 14, 95, 96, 116–122, 125
Eggerton, J., 56, 58, 59, 70, 76, 78, 89, 90, 92, 242, 246
Electrocardiograms (see ECGs)
Electronic Arts, 196
Electronic Health Records, 219, 227, 230
Electronic Mass Media, v, 6, 63
Email, 260
Emarketer, 161, 164, 166, 226, 229
e-money, 297
Entertainment Software Association, 197, 199
Epstein, 138
Eric Topol,, 228
ESPN, 92
Ethernet, 193, 237, 238, 239, 240
EUREKA EU, 68
Eureka, 98
Euromonitor International, 174, 177
Exabyte, 282
Exergame, 223
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, 158
Facebook, 35, 66, 103, 110, 136, 194–196, 209, 210, 213, 216, 218, 221, 252, 255, 262–264, 269–281, 286, 293
Fairness Doctrine, 51
Farnsworth, Philo, 15
Fax, 257
FCC, 12, 15–19, 43, 48–61, 68–70, 74–81, 84–87, 90–93, 98, 102, 103, 201, 202, 233, 238, 240–247, 250–257
FDA, 223
FDM, 237
Featured Technology, 246
Federal Aviation Administration, 295, 297
Federal Communications Commission, 12, 21, 43, 51, 58, 59, 60, 61, 68, 70, 76, 77, 79, 92, 93, 201, 208, 246, 249, 254
Federal Highway Administration, 108, 113
Federal Radio Act, 51
Feltman, R., 139
Fiber Optic, 82, 152, 234, 235, 250
Fiber-To-The-Node, 234
Financial Action Task Force, 297
Fios, 77, 78, 82, 89, 234, 236, 247
Firewire, 129
Fitchard, K, 172, 176, 178, 242, 246, 254, 256
Flash, 70, 106–108, 148, 149, 211, 285, 288
Fleet tracking system, 178
Flextronics, 40
Flv, 108
FM Radio, 41
Focal Press, 7, 20, 21, 76, 114, 140, 141, 208, 297
Food and Drug Administration, 229
Forbes, 104, 152, 154, 166, 167, 199, 277, 279, 288
Ford Sync, 170
Ford, 178, 179, 169, 170–175, 178, 179
Foster, G. D., 230
Fox (Pictures), 120, 123, 130, 132
Fox News 207
Freeman, J. P., 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 125, 139
Frieden, R. M., 50, 52, 60, 61, 79, 94
Friendster, 278
FTTH, 74, 82, 91, 92, 234, 235, 241, 246
Fundamentals, 6, 7, 47, 297, 299, V, Vi, Viii
Gagnier, S, 178
Galaxy, 133, 197, 251, 253, 293, 297
Gamegear, 192
Ganz, 288
Gartner, 145, 150–154, 157, 162, 163, 166, 252, 253, 256, 283
Gelatin-Bromide Dry Plate, 210
General Accounting Office, 60
General Instrument Corporation, 68
Gif, 108
Global Health Workforce Alliance & World Health Organization, 229
Google Cardboard, 197, 199, 293, 214
Google Fiber, 82, 91, 235, 244, 246
Google Glass, 136, 138, 153, 216, 224, 229, 252
Google Play, 99, 100, 174, 185, 252, 272, 297
Google, 1–3, 7, 45–47, 56, 82, 114, 134, 147, 149–155, 160, 163, 164, 172–174, 178, 179, 184, 185, 188, 194, 196–199, 205, 206, 214, 216, 235, 242, 246, 251, 252, 255, 257, 260, 281, 286–288, 294, 297,
GPS, 47, 110, 169–171, 196, 210, 216, 224, 252,
Grant, August. E., v, vi 1–4, 7, 19–21, 29, 31, 34–36, 37, 44–48, 53, 60, 76, 159, 282, 289, 297, 299
Gray, E., 249
Greenberg, J., 103
Gurevitch, M., 35
Guthrie, K., 35
Hai, Y., 178,
Hancock, D., 131, 132, 136, 139
Hangout, 273
Hard Drive(s), 17, 86, 131, 132, 146, 148, 150, 181, 193, 203
Harris, P., 182
HD-MAC, 68
Heads-Up Display, 171
Health Data, 175, 178, 223, 227
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act, 220
Healthcare, 161, 224, 226, 229, 230, 285–288
Heliography, 210
Herring, Troy, 145
Hershey, 229
Heuring, D., 139
Hewlett-Packard, 251
Higinbotham, W, 190
Hinkle, D., 199
HIPAA, 220
Hoffelder, N., 181, 184, 187, 188
Hollywood Reporter, 94, 130, 139, 140
Holmes, M. A., 48
Home Networks, 239
Home Phone Line Networking Alliance, 238
Home Satellite Dish, 17
Home Video, v, 13, 17, 84, 190, 191, 199, 201–208
Honda, 170
Horrigan, J. B., 53, 60, 242, 246
HP, 159
Hulu, 17, 25, 57, 65, 77, 78, 86, 93, 205, 206, 234
Humana, 223
Hybrid Fiber, 82
Hyperlink, 260
Hyundai, 170
Ibiquity Digital
IBM, 5, 44, 109, 146, 147, 154, 160, 162, 166, 251, 286, 287, 288, 289
IBOC, 98
IDC, 12, 18, 21, 145, 150, 154, 284
Ilife 08
Industry News Item, 114
Infocom, 191
Information Society, 26
Infotainment, 170, 173, 174, 176
Inland Empire Health Plan, 223
Innova Solutions Helps Virginia Tech Acquire Instant Emergency Notification Capability, 114
Innoventions Dream Home, 159
Instagram, 110, 194, 209, 210, 213–218, 252, 262, 271–281
Integrated Circuit, 148
Intel, 105, 109, 157, 160, 163, 255
Intellectual Property Rights, 26
Intellivision, 190
Interlaced Scanning, 203
International Data Corporation, 21
International Telecommunication(s) Union, 21, 50, 68, 72, 80, 146, 154, 236, 242, 246, 253, 254, 257
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, 260
Internet of Things (IoT), v, 157–167, 175, 255, 265, 283, 286, 287
Internet Radio, 104
Internet Service Provider(s), 56, 57, 260
Internet, 2, 7, 15–22, 26, 32, 33, 41–49, 52–61, 65–71, 74, 75, 78, 82, 84, 87, 90, 91, 95, 99–108, 115, 134, 141, 146–160, 163–167, 172–177, 181, 188, 195–198, 204–207, 212, 219–221, 224–229, 233–242, 246, 247, 252–255, 259–277, 283–286, 289, 296
Interstate Commerce Act, 51
Interstate Commerce Commission, 51
In-Vehicle Display, 171
Inventor of the Week, 114, 257
IoT (see Internet of Things)
Iphone, 26, 29, 127, 129, 141, 153, 183–185, 210, 213, 228, 251–258, 265, 297
Ipod, 14, 127, 162, 184, 228, 251
ISDB-T, 73
ISP, 241
Isps, 56, 236, 237, 241, 244, 254, 257, 260
ITU, 12, 68, 80, 83, 154, 233, 236, 242, 253, 254, 257
Itunes, 14, 33, 41, 43, 95, 99, 100, 152, 174, 261
J.D. Power, 253, 257, 274, 279
Jawbone, 223
Jin, 229
Jin, X., 229
John J. Lombardi, vi
Jpeg, 108
Juniper Research, 167
JVC, 202
Kaiser Permanente, 223
Kansas City is Fiber-Ready, 235, 246
Kaufman, D., 128, 134, 135, 140
Kenneally, C., 141
Keydrives, 148
Kickstarter, 194, 199, 200, 296
Kilaru, 229
Kim, 209
Knight-Ridder, 46
Kodak, 115, 116, 128, 138, 139, 211, 212, 217
Kolesnikov-Jessop, S., 116, 140
Koo, R., 140
Ku-Band, 80
Laggards, 27
LAN, 158
Larry Page, 2
Laser, 172
Lauterbach, T., 103
LCD, 67, 71, 72, 75, 105, 108, 111, 113, 124, 130, 204
Lee, J., 10, 21, 151, 154, 225, 229
Leichtman Research Group, 69, 71, 76, 84, 85, 88, 93, 206, 208
Leitner, D., 140
Lenhart, A., 262, 266, 274, 275, 278
Lenoir, T., 85, 86, 88, 93, 94
Lenovo, 44, 147, 152, 155, 253
Lent, M. R., 230
Letterbox, 204
Leuth, K. L., 166
Lewis, T., 213
Lexus Enform, 170
LG Electronics, 72
Library of Congress, 11, 22, 211, 282
Lilly, P, 154
Linotype, 11
Liquid Crystal Display, 71, 113
Local Area Network, 158
Lombardi, John J. vi, 233, 240
Lu, H. 229
Lu, N. 229
Lucent, 39
Lynx, 192
Mackintosh, P.S.J., 183, 185, 188
Maddox, Richard, 210
Magazines, 10
Magnavox Odyssey, 190
Magnavox, 190
Manyika, J., 281, 283, 284, 287, 288
Marissa Roth, 130
Marr, B., 281, 283, 286, 287, 288
Matt, 209
MAVICA, 211
Mayer-Schönberger, V., 283, 288
MCA, 202
McCaw Communications, 39
McCray, 242
MCI, 38
McKay, H. C., 140
m-Commerce (see Mobile Commerce)
Meadows, Jennifer H., v, vi, viii, 7, 20, 21, 25, 31, 34, 35, 76, 105, 107, 240, 293, 294, 297
Media System Dependency, 31
MediaOne, 39
Mediaone, 39
Méliès, George, 13, 118, 120, 125, 141
Mercedes-Benz, 173
Merchant, 229
Message Queue Telemetry Transport, 158
Mhealth, 219, 220, 221, 226, 228, 229, 230
Microprocessor, 18, 147, 189, 190
Microsoft, 40, 44, 147, 155, 159, 160, 163, 167, 189, 193–198, 202, 222, 245, 251, 295, 298
Microwave Communications, Inc., 38, 48
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, 56, 69, 76
MIT, 20, 21, 68, 166, 182, 190, 257, 267
Mitchell Camera, 119
Mobile Commerce 251, 252, 293, 296
Mobile Marketing Association, 108, 296, 298
Moffett, 246
Monsanto Home of the Future, 159
Moore’s Law, 152, 154, 215, 218
Motion Picture Association of America, 131, 140
Motorola, 147, 224, 250–253, 257
Mov, 108
MP3, 20, 98, 104, 108, 170, 282
MPAA, 13, 22, 124, 131, 132, 133, 140
MQTT, 158
MRI, 226
MS-DOS, 44
MSO, 85
Multichannel Television Services, v, 77–94
MUSE, 68
Museum of the Moving Image, 141
Music Download, 26
MVPDs, 17, 57, 58, 65, 68, 74, 77–91
Myspace, 35, 194, 270, 271, 277, 279
National Association of Broadcasters, 69, 92, 98, 101, 129
National Association of Theater Owners, 131, 136, 141
National Broadcasting Co. v. United States, 61
National Business Group On Health, 230
National Cable & Telecommunications Association, 80, 94
National Center for Education Statistics
National Conference of State Legislatures, 84, 94
National Cyber Security Alliance, 264, 266
National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, 176
National Park Service, 107, 114
National Press Photographers Association, 210, 218
National Science Foundation, 19, 161, 260
Nayar, 215
NBC V. United States, 52
NCR Computers, 39
Netflix, 15, 17, 22, 25, 33, 41, 45, 57, 61, 65, 72, 77, 78, 85, 86, 89, 173, 186, 194, 196, 199, 205, 206, 234, 241, 245, 285
Network Neutrality, 56
Networked Cars, 172
Networked Gaming, 193
Networking Technologies, vi, 6, 231, 240
Newsroom fact sheet, 278
Newsroom timeline, 278
Newton, C., 129, 141, 177, 272, 278
Nielsen, 12, 15, 16, 22, 85, 88, 93–96, 102–104, 112, 114, 207, 208, 215
Niepce, 210
Nintendo, 33, 191–200, 222, 229
Nipkow, Paul, 15
Novartis Foundation, 226
NSFNET, 260
Oculus Rift, 28, 65, 135, 195, 197, 200, 276, 277, 293–298
OECD, 19, 22, 54, 56, 61, 233, 235, 242–244, 247
Office of Program Policy Analysis & Government Accountability, 84, 94
Ogden, Michael R., v, 115, 118–123, 136, 140, 141
OLED, 67, 69, 71, 72, 75, 105, 109, 111, 112, 113, 204
Online Marketing, 263
Open Connectivity Foundation, 163
Open Interconnect Consortium, 163
Open Skies, 79
Open.Sen.Se, 158
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, 54, 61, 235, 247
Other New Technologies, vi, 293–298
Outdoor Advertising Association of America, 111, 114
Out-Of-Home Viewing, 86
P2P, 284
Pacific Telesis, 39
Page, L, 2
Pagers, 251
Pandora, 95, 99–104, 174, 178, 252
Parce qu’on est des geeks, 118, 141
Parsons, P. R. 50, 52, 61, 79, 94,
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 226
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, & Garrison, 208
Pay Television, 78
PC(s), 9, 18, 21, 44, 128, 145–155, 166, 192, 193, 196, 198, 217, 245, 294
PDA, 251
Pedometer, 223
Perignon, S., 167
Perrin, A., 185, 188, 221, 229, 263, 266, 274, 275, 278
Personal Computers, v, 145–155, 222
Petabyte, 282
Pew Research, 12, 22, 95, 104, 145, 146, 155, 205, 208, 229, 257, 261, 263, 266, 267, 274, 275, 278, 279
Philips, 68
Piracy, 141
PLC, 170
Plenoptic Camera, 141
Plenoptic, 141
Poor’s industry surveys, 20, 21, 22
Popa, B, 155
Popovich, M., 48
Portable Media Players, 170
Power Line Communication, 170
Power, J., 35
PPACA, 226
Pre-Diffusion Theory
Principle of Relative Constancy, 32, 33
Private Goods, 26
Prodigy, 260
Publick Occurrences, Both Foreign & Domestick, 10
QOL, 222
Quadraphonic Sound, 10
Quality of Life, 222
Query Jr, J. L., 229
Qwest, 39
R. R. Bowker, 11
Radar/RADAR, 96, 109, 113, 114
Radio & Digital Audio, v, 95–104, 202
Radio Advertising Bureau, 208
Radio Broadcasting, 51, 98, 99
Radio Shack, 18
Radio, 12–15, 18–22, 41, 42, 51, 80, 85, 92, 95–104, 120, 141, 169, 174, 247, 281
Radiophone, 250
Radiophones, 12
Radioplayer, 174
Rainbow DBS, 81
Rainie, L., 12, 22, 181, 182, 185, 188, 259, 261–267
Ramachandran, S., 17, 22, 88, 90, 91, 93, 94
Random Access Memory, 18, 148, 149
Real, 136
Red Lion Broadcasting V. FCC, 52, 61
Reeves, K., 141
Register of Copyrights, 20, 22
Remote Door Lock, 171
Reno V. ACLU, 53
Residential Gateway(s), 239
Retransmission Consent, 59
Rice, R. E., 61
Ritchin, F., 209, 213, 216, 218
Roadside Assistance, 171
Rogers, E., 4, 7, 26, 27, 29, 30, 35, 43, 48, 260, 267
Roth, Marissa, Cameron/Pace Group
Row, S, 179
Rowgowsky, M.
Roxburgh, C., 281, 283, 284, 287, 288
RSS, 105
Rubin, Ben, 272
Rubin, M., 129, 141, 213, 218,
Samsung Gear, 197, 292, 294, 257
Samsung, 44, 66, 71–74, 91, 94, 154, 159, 160, 163, 166, 197, 224, 251–253, 257, 293, 294, 297, 298
Sarnoff, 68
Satellite Broadband, 236
Satellite Communications, 83
Satellite Home Viewer Act, 81, 94
Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, 59
Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act, 81, 94
Satellites, 81
SBC, 39
Schlozman, K. L., 266
Schmitz, J, 35
Scholl, J, 229
Schubin, M., 141
Science & Technology Council, 129, 141
SDTV, 68
Sedeskey, S., 200
Sensor Rings, 223
Sharing Economy, 295
Sheerin, Michael Scott, v, 209
Sierra, 191
SignAd Network, 114
Singer, M, 141
SIRI, 172
Sky Angel, 78
Skype, 29
Smart Clothing, 224
Smartphone(s), 12, 21, 95, 101–104, 146–151, 161, 170, 172, 175, 183–186, 195, 196, 207, 217, 218, 220, 223, 229, 234, 236, 249–253, 257, 264–267, 286, 294, 297
Smartwatch, 296
SMATV, 17
Smith, A. 220, 229, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 275, 279,
Snapchat, 209, 213, 214, 218, 271, 273, 275–278, 281
Social Cognitive Theory, 31, 34
Social Information Processing, 29
Social Interaction(s), 30, 31, 194, 259, 261, 274
Social Learning Theory, 31
Social Listening, 263
Social Networking, 262
Social Presence Theory, 30
Social Security Number(s), 164, 264, 284
Software as a Service, 106
Solomon, B., 167
Sony Pictures Entertainment, 164
Sony, 45, 66, 71, 72, 86, 100, 103, 128, 130, 134, 160, 163, 164, 181–184, 187, 192–202, 211, 212, 217, 218, 222, 224, 293, 294
Sorrell, S., 167
Soundexchange, 100
Spam, 30
Spechler, J. A., 266
Spectatoritis, 157
Stanton, L., 61
Starr, V., 100
Starz, 78
State Administration of Press, 14, 22
Statista, 12, 15, 17, 22, 94, 104, 145, 150, 155, 176, 179, 195, 200, 227, 229, 278, 296, 298
Steinhubl, 229
STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014, 93, 94
Stevens, M., 141
Stockholm, T., 14
Streaming, 92, 99, 101, 173, 205, 208
Subscription Video, 206
Sundal, D., 230
Systrom, Kevin, 272
Szlasa, J., 141
Tae-gyu, K., 247
Takahashi, D.
Talbot, William, 210
Target, 43
Tarlton, Robert J., 16
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), 159–162, 167
Tattoo, 225
TCI, 39
Technology Futures, Inc., 11, 27, 28, 35, 160, 184, 191, 204, 250
Techweb, 200
Ted Turner, 79
Telecommunications Act of 1996, 50–53, 56–58, 61, 80
Telecommunications Act, 50, 52, 53, 56, 57, 58, 61, 80, 94
Telegraph, 20, 38, 50, 138, 249, 277
Telematics, 169, 170, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179
Telemedicine, 221
Television, 15, 22, 35, 65–77, 80, 86, 91, 93, 96, 201–204, 208, 281
Tesla, 96, 103, 162, 170–175, 178
Texas Instruments, 148
The Bay Psalm Book, 11
The Communication Technology Ecosystem, v, 1–7
The Internet (also see Internet), vi 259–267
The New York Times, 93, 94, 134, 138, 141, 247, 256, 279
The Numbers, 128, 132, 141, 142
The Saturday Evening Post, 10
The Structure of the Communication Industries, v, 37–48
Thermometers, 220
Thierer, A., 161, 167, 249, 257
Thingworx, 158
Thompson, A., 123, 126, 130, 142
Thompson, K, 137
Thorsen, T., 200
Time Magazine, 257
Time Shifting, 18
Time Warner, 17, 45, 58, 78, 89, 92, 93
Topol, E., 219, 221, 228, 229, 230
Toshiba, 202
Transportation Act of 1920, 51
TRS, 18
Tumblr, 262
Tune-In Radio, 174
Twitter, 110, 167, 221, 252, 255, 262, 263, 266, 270–279, 284
U S West, 39
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 146, 151, 155
U.S. Bureau of The Census, 11–13, 16, 18, 22, 146
U.S. Department of Commerce, 10, 13, 23
U.S. Department of Justice, 81, 89, 124
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), 172, 178
U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, 59, 61
U.S. v. Southwestern Cable Co, 79, 94
Uber, 25, 161, 167, 249, 296–298
Umbrella Perspective, 4
Understanding Communication Technologies, v, 25–35
Unitedhealth Group, 223
UNIVAC, 146
Universal Service, 54, 55, 58, 254
Universal, 54, 55, 58, 60, 100, 103, 120, 130, 132, 158, 229, 254
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, 172, 179
University of South Florida, 227, 230
University of Texas, Austin, 171
USENET, 260
Uses and Gratifications, 31
USSB, 81
V2I, 170
V2V, 170
Vaughan-Nichols, S. J., 238, 247
V-Chip, 203
VCR, 17, 27, 108, 163, 202, 207
Vehicle to Infrastructure, 173
Vehicle to Vehicle, 173
Vehicle Tracking, 171
Verba, S., 266
Verizon, 39, 45, 57, 61, 70, 77, 78, 82, 89, 91, 176, 206, 234, 236, 241, 244, 246, 247, 252–257
Viacom, 45
Video Compression, 83
Video Franchising, 84
Video Games, v, 189–200, 229, 230
Video On Demand, 208
Video Phone, 234
Videoconferencing, 198
Virtual Currency, 293, 296, 297
Virtual Reality, 28, 135, 136, 140, 149, 150, 153, 154, 175
Vitascope, 13
Vivofit, 161
Voice Commands, 252
Voice Over Internet Protocol, 16, 45, 56, 198
Voice Recognition, 174
Vojta, D., 230
Vonage, 56
Wang, S., 229
Warner Bros, 120, 122, 124, 132
Warner Communications, 190
Warner, W. B., 61
Watson, J. 16,
Wearable(s), 167, 222, 223, 228, 229
Webcam(s), 164
Webster, 155
Webtv, 45
WEP, 238
Werner, 229
Western Electric, 38
Western Union, 50
Westinghouse, 14
Wet-Collodion Plates, 213
What is Apache Hadoop, 289
White, L., 23
Wii Fit, 222
Wii, 193, 194, 196, 198, 222, 229
Wilkinson, Jeffrey S., v., 2, 7, 21, 35, 47, 48, 157, 160, 282, 289
Wilkinson, K. T., 35
Windows Vista, 190
Windows, 30, 147–152, 155, 163, 190, 192, 196, 198, 251
Windows, 8/8.1
Wired Telephones, 250
Wireless Broadband, 19, 54–56, 59, 61, 69, 233–236, 252
Wireless Telecommunication Modules, 169
Wootten, A., 142
World Wide Web, 31, 35, 233, 259, 260, 269
WPA, 238
Xbox, 40, 45, 174, 193–200, 293
XMPP, 158
Yahoo, 45, 152, 155, 252, 255, 278
Yelp, 221
Yottabyte, 282
Your Future & Communication Technologies, vi, 299–301
YouTube, 67, 76, 186, 194, 277, 281
Yu, R, 179
Zenith, 68
Zickuhr, K., 181, 188, 264, 267
Z-Wave, 240
Zworykin, Vladimir, 15
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