Parts of the book are reproductions and reworkings of earlier publica- tions in the Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Geo and Wired. [...] The city serves as the capital of the Israeli state, while also being the desired location for the capital of the State of Palestine. [...] Google Maps proudly boasts of its ability to represent everywhere: ‘What is a map when it’s more than just a map? It’s a tour of the moon, a ticket to Mars, and a bird’s-eye view of Earth, from the highest mountains to the lowest valleys and everywhere in between.’ Wikipedia is no less ambitious in claiming that it ‘has a lofty goal: a comprehensive collection of all of the knowledge in the world. [...] In short, the frictions of mobility associated with transmitting and storing information, the place-bound rules and forms of governance, and the availability of requisite tech- nologies have all shaped the geographies of information in this era. [...] At the 2003 World Summit on the Information Society, he pointed to the significant possibilities afforded by the Web: ‘[f]or the first time in a millennium, we have a technology to equalize the opportunity that people have to access and participate in the construction of knowledge and culture, regardless of their geographic placing’ (Lessig 2003).
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