Gerard Goggin - Apps

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3 Title Page Apps From Mobile Phones to Digital Lives gerard goggin polity

4 Copyright Page

5 Abbreviations and Acronyms

6 Tables

7 Acknowledgments

8 1 Introduction The Apps Pivot in Digital Media and Society Thinking about Apps Overview

9 2 What’s an App? Anatomy of an App Histories of Apps Apps in the Smartphone Moment Conclusion: “There’s an App for That”

10 3 App Economy What Are Apps Worth? What Are the Most Popular and Profitable Apps? The Global App Order The App Store: Ruling the Roost China’s App Store Exceptionalism Beyond the App Store: Stand-Alone Apps Mini apps Super apps Conclusion

11 4 App Media Game Apps Locative Media Realities Media: Virtual, Augmented, (Re)Mixed Apps and Digital Visualities Moving Image Media Sound Media Message Media Quotidian Voice Media Conclusion

12 5 Social Laboratories of Apps Health and Well-Being Apps Apps and Money Shopping Apps Dating and Hookup Apps Conclusion

13 6 After Apps What Do We Know about Apps? Living With/out Apps Governing and Reimagining Apps

14 References

15 Index

16 End User License Agreement

1 Chapter 3 Table 3.1 Top 10 apps of the 2010s, worldwide, by downloads and spend.Table 3.2 Top 10 apps worldwide, by downloads, 2015 and 2020.Table 3.3 Top 10 apps worldwide, by revenue, 2015 and 2020.Table 3.4 Top 20 digital platform companies by market capitalization, 2020.Table 3.5 Top 10 Android app stores in China, by monthly average users, 2020.

2 Chapter 5Table 5.1 Top 10 grossing dating apps worldwide by overall revenue, 2020.Table 5.2 Top 9 dating apps in China, 2020.

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Names: Goggin, Gerard, 1964- author.

Title: Apps : from mobile phones to digital lives / Gerard Goggin.

Description: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA, USA : Polity, 2021. | Series: Digital media and society series | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “A trailblazing study of one of the most ubiquitous modern technologies”-- Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020054803 (print) | LCCN 2020054804 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509538485 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509538492 (paperback) | ISBN 9781509538508 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Mobile computing--Social aspects. | Application software--Social aspects. | Smartphones--Social aspects. | Digital media.

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3.1Top 10 apps of the 2010s, worldwide, by downloads and spend

3.2 Top 10 apps worldwide, by downloads, 2015 and 2020

3.3 Top 10 apps worldwide, by revenue, 2015 and 2020

3.4 Top 20 digital platform companies by market capitalization, 2020