The Rise of Web3 and the Metaverse

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The Rise of Web3 and the Metaverse

Major Disruptors to Economic, Social and Political Systems

9781035338269 Edward Elgar Publishing
Nir Kshetri, Professor of Management, Department of Management, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
Publication Date: January 2025 ISBN: 978 1 03533 826 9 Extent: c 212 pp
This timely book investigates the rise and fall of Web3 and the metaverse, shedding light on how various factors have influenced this trajectory. Nir Kshetri delves into the inherent complexities of the metaverse, exploring competing technologies, external influences and the reactions of investors.

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This timely book investigates the rise and fall of Web3 and the metaverse, shedding light on how various factors have influenced this trajectory. Nir Kshetri delves into the inherent complexities of the metaverse, exploring competing technologies, external influences and the reactions of investors.

Containing multidisciplinary practical insights, from technology, economics, and sociology, Kshetri expands on the transformative and disruptive impacts of the metaverse. He argues that despite the current deceleration in investment, these technologies hold immense potential to revolutionize economies, politics and the environment in the long term. Ultimately, this book illuminates the economic and social potential of augmented and virtual reality and identifies the opportunities and barriers to successful implementation.

The Rise of Web3 and the Metaverse is an essential read for students and researchers of disruptive technologies and AI, information systems, and the economics of innovation. Policymakers within NGOs, development institutions and government agencies will also find the insights presented here beneficial.
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1 History, current status, and key trends
2 Key enabling technologies and innovations
3 Economic and social impacts in the Global South
4 Ethical, moral, and environmental issues
5 Privacy violations, security breaches, and other threats
6 Organizational and interorganizational processes, business models, and strategies
7 Marketing: effects of immersive technologies, artificial intelligence, non-fungible tokens, and brain-computer interface
8 Enablers, opportunities, and barriers
9 Navigating the metaverse: policy, business, and future directions
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