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Non-luoghi. Introduzione a una antropologia della surmodernità, di Marc Augé, Eleuthera, 2009

17 May 2013-Narrare i Gruppi-Vol. 8, Iss: 1
About: This article is published in Narrare i Gruppi.The article was published on 2013-05-17 and is currently open access. It has received 53 citations till now.

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the simulation of a new form of knowledge management for more effective utilization of cultural heritage sites, where tourist paths are offered that are available online and can be downloaded onto mobile devices (smartphones or tablet PCs).
Abstract: Because of today's inadequate interaction between tourists, professionals, and citizens, in this paper the simulation of a new form of knowledge management is presented for more effective utilization of cultural heritage sites. The latest technologies allow interaction of previously separate domains of experience: desire, identity, tourism, memory, and marketing. They are the access keys that, starting from the territory, can take the user into other domains, evaluating the entirety of the cultural heritage. In this regard, the paper presents the simulation of a prototype able to go beyond what is currently provided online: tourist paths are offered that are available online and can be downloaded onto mobile devices (smartphones or tablet PCs), thus creating a tour of the local heritage that provides audio-video content. It allows the opportunity to encourage a deeper exploration of cultural heritage.

41 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a focused ethnography approach based on 15 in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of agency professionals was designed to provide a comprehensive picture of Ambient Communication, attempting to cast light on its distinctive conceptual dimensions.
Abstract: Ambient communication (AC) is currently a widespread consolidated brand practice at the international level. However, a clear understanding of its conceptual boundaries is still missing, which may better orient branding strategies. Our study is aimed at providing a comprehensive picture of AC, attempting to cast light on its distinctive conceptual dimensions. The study is designed according to a focused ethnography approach based on 15 in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of agency professionals. Transcripts were analysed following a discursive technique that systematically explores the ways in which the interviewees conceived of and articulated the concept of AC. Findings show that, although explicitly recognized as a central element in branding strategies, AC is ambivalently represented by advertising professionals, which uncovered a fragile perception of its implicit value. This reveals a limited unfolding of its potential, which is due to a lack of adequate conceptualization that has thwarted t...

10 citations

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21 Dec 2020
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyse how Agustin Fernandez Mallo (La Coruna, 1967) represents our globalised world in his novel Nocilla Dream (2006), and propose a complex map of our contemporary way of life, based on global relationships and digital technologies.
Abstract: The aim of this article is to analyse how Agustin Fernandez Mallo (La Coruna, 1967) represents our globalised world in his novel Nocilla Dream (2006). His way of conceiving reality as a web, in fact, allows him to experiment with flexible narrative mixing materials proceeding from different sources. The result is a complex map of our contemporary way of life, based on global relationships and digital technologies. Precisely with the intent of defining that map and the strategies followed by the author in its creation we coined the neologism ‘heterotopography’, combining the Foucauldian concept of ‘heterotopia’ and the term ‘topography’ with all its meanings.

10 citations