The net effect : romanticism, capitalism, and the internet

The net effect romanticism, capitalism, and the internet

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This book about America's romance with computer communication looks at the internet, not as harbinger of the future or the next big thing, but as an expression of the times. Streeter demonstrates that our ideas about what connected computers are for have been in constant flux since their invent...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Streeter, Thomas (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press c2010.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Critical cultural communication.
Materias:
Computers and civilization.
Computers > Social aspects.
Information technology > Social aspects.
Internet > Social aspects.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009817329006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. “Self-Motivating Exhilaration”
  • 2. Romanticism and the Machine
  • 3. Missing the Net
  • 4. Networks and the Social Imagination
  • 5. The Moment of Wired
  • 6. Open Source, the Expressive Programmer, and the Problem of Property
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author

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