- Social aspects, Technological innovations, Technology, Information technology
A computer-age visionary argues that the Internet has failed to live up to its early promises, sharing cautionary perspectives on the Web 2.0 design concept while optimistically evaluating the Internet as a positive cultural vehicle.
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Spare, classical in form, contemporary and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Jaron Lanier
- First published
- 2010
- Pages
- 224
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Limited, Penguin Books, Alfred A. Knopf
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781846143427
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