{"title":"Maria Eriksson","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection of works by Maria Eriksson, a distinguished author known for her insightful exploration of technology and its intersection with society. Her works delve deep into the realms of Science \u0026amp; Nature, offering readers a unique perspective on contemporary issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong her noteworthy contributions is \u003cem\u003eSpotify Teardown\u003c\/em\u003e, a compelling examination of the music streaming service that has reshaped the global music industry. In this book, Eriksson, alongside her co-authors, deconstructs the inner workings of Spotify, providing critical analysis on its impact on music consumption, artists, and the technological landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Eriksson's writing is characterised by meticulous research and a balanced approach that encourages readers to think critically about the evolving nature of technology in our lives. Her works are perfect for those who are curious about the implications of technology and are eager to explore the ongoing dialogue between society and innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover the thought-provoking world of Maria Eriksson's books in our Science \u0026amp; Nature category, and gain a deeper understanding of how technology influences our everyday lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"spotify-teardown-by-rasmus-fleischer-9780262038904","title":"Spotify Teardown","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn innovative investigation of the inner workings of Spotify that traces the transformation of audio files into streamed experience. Spotify provides a streaming service that has been welcomed as disrupting the world of music. Yet such disruption always comes at a price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpotify Teardown\u003c\/em\u003e contests the tired claim that digital culture thrives on disruption. Borrowing the notion of \"teardown\" from reverse-engineering processes, in this book a team of five researchers have playfully disassembled Spotify's product and the way it is commonly understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpotify has been hailed as the solution to illicit downloading, but it began as a partly illicit enterprise that grew out of the Swedish file-sharing community. Spotify was originally praised as an innovative digital platform but increasingly resembles a media company in need of regulation, raising questions about the ways in which such cultural content as songs, books, and films are now typically made available online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpotify Teardown\u003c\/em\u003e combines interviews, participant observations, and other analyses of Spotify's \"front end\" with experimental, covert investigations of its \"back end.\" The authors engaged in a series of interventions, which include establishing a record label for research purposes, intercepting network traffic with packet sniffers, and web-scraping corporate materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors' innovative digital methods earned them a stern letter from Spotify accusing them of violating its terms of use; the company later threatened their research funding. Thus, the book itself became an intervention into the ethics and legal frameworks of corporate behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46342704267500,"sku":"9780262038904","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7502053482281.jpg?v=1743935881"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/maria-eriksson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}