Utopia is creepy : and other provocations / Nicholas Carr.
Utopia is creepy : and other provocations / Nicholas Carr.
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New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2016]
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G 2016/2656
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxii, 360 pages ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: Silicon Valley days -- Utopia is creepy: the best of Rough Type. The amorality of web 2.0 ; MySpace's vacancy ; The serendipity machine ; California kings ; The Wikipedian crackup ; Excuse me while I blog ; The metabolic thing ; Big trouble in Second Life ; Look at you! ; Digital shar...
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2016]
Edition
First Edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
In this freewheeling, sharp-shooting indictment of our tech-besotted culture, Carr gathers posts from his blog Rough Type as well as seminal published pieces in order to provide an alternative history of the digital age. He lays bare how technology has both enriched and imprisoned us-- sometimes at the same time-- and challenges us to see our world...
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Full title
Utopia is creepy : and other provocations / Nicholas Carr.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Carr, Nicholas G., 1959- MySpace's vacancy.
Carr, Nicholas G., 1959- Serendipity machine.
Carr, Nicholas G., 1959- California kings.
Carr, Nicholas G., 1959- Wikipedian crackup.
Carr, Nicholas G., 1959- Excuse me while I blog.
Carr, Nicholas G., 1959- Metabolic thing.
Carr, Nicholas G., 1959- Big trouble in second life.
Carr, Nicholas G., 1959- Look at you!
Carr, Nicholas G., 1959- Digital sharecropping.
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Includes index.
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©2016
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G 2016/2656
Record Identifier
74VKVqLKKXlM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVqLKKXlM
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ISBN
0393254542 hardcover
9780393254549 hardcover
DDC
303.4830973
MMS ID
991024007999102626
