The best technology writing 2009 /
In his Introduction to this beautifully curated collection of essays, Steven Johnson heralds the arrival of a new generation of technology writing. Whether it is Nicholas Carr worrying that Google is making us stupid, Dana Goodyear chronicling the rise of the cellphone novel, Andrew Sullivan explain...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Yale University Press : in association with digiculturebooks/University of Michigan Press,
2009
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| Series: | The Best Technology Writing
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Contents
- Introduction
- “Mutilated Furries, Flying Phalluses: Put the Blame on Griefers, the Sociopaths of the Virtual World�
- “I Love Novels�
- “The Death of Planned Obsolescence�
- “How Obama Really Did It�
- “Why I Blog�
- “Isle of Plenty�
- “Rich Man�s Burden�
- “Is Google Making Us Stupid?�
- “Area Eccentric Reads Entire Book�
- “Reflections on Lori Drew, Bullying, and Strategies for Helping Kids�
- “Secret Geek A-Team Hacks Back, Defends Worldwide Web�
- “Brave New World of Digital Intimacy�
- €œDymaxion Manâ€?“The Street as Platformâ€?
- “Can You Spot the Chinese Nuclear Sub?�
- “Becoming Screen Literate�
- “Spore�s Intelligent Designer�
- “The Spreadsheet Psychic�
- “Gin, Television, and Cognitive Surplus�
- About the Contributors
- Acknowledgments
