Chapter 11: Software & Devices

Question 1

How does software shape digital experience?

Answer 1

Software structures digital interactions, embedding choices that can constrain or enable user behavior.

Question 2

What are the phases of the economies of connection?

Answer 2

Early web (rank by link counts) and Google (rank by network relationships and importance of linked sites).

Question 3

What challenge exists in digital research methods?

Answer 3

Validating methods, data quality, and analysis while exploring creative, transparent approaches.