What Just Happened by James Gleick
A Chronicle from the Information Frontier
A collection of perceptive essays that chronicle the upheaval of the information age in the 1990s, examining how digital technologies—hypertext, email, the nascent Web, and telecommunications—reshape journalism, culture, memory, and personal identity. With clear, anecdotal reporting and sharp historical perspective, it mixes reportage and reflection to trace the promises and anxieties of accelerating information flows, from information overload and copyright dilemmas to new forms of community and attention. The book captures a transitional moment, offering both skeptical critique and fascinated curiosity about the consequences of living in an increasingly networked world.
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- Published
- 1997
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- American
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- Original Language
- English
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