{"title":"Patrick Vonderau","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection featuring the works of \u003cem\u003ePatrick Vonderau\u003c\/em\u003e, an insightful author who delves into the realms of media studies and digital technologies. Known for his in-depth analysis and explorative approach, Vonderau sheds light on the intricacies of modern platforms that shape our consumption of media and information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his prominent works is \u003cem\u003eSpotify Teardown\u003c\/em\u003e, a compelling exploration into the world of digital music streaming. This book uncovers the inner workings of Spotify, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at how digital platforms operate and influence our listening habits. It's an essential read for those interested in the intersection of technology, media, and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePatrick Vonderau's books occupy a key space in the \u003cstrong\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/strong\u003e category, as they address the scientific methodologies and principles underpinning digital platforms and media ecosystems. His works invite readers to critically engage with the technological tools that are now integral to our everyday lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDive into Patrick Vonderau's collection to enhance your understanding of the digital age and its profound impact on society.\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\/patrick-vonderau.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}