The Modem World: A Prehistory of Social Media

Kevin Driscoll

Published by Yale University Press 2022

The Modem World

A Prehistory of Social Media

Kevin Driscoll

https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300265125

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About this book

The untold story about how the internet became social, and why this matters for its future

Author / Editor information

Kevin Driscoll is an assistant professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. He is the co-author (with Julien Mailland) of Minitel: Welcome to the Internet.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1 Recalling the Modem World Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Computerizing Hobby Radio Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
3 Building an Internet for Everyone Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
4 Sharing Files with Strangers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
5 Cultivating Community Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
6 Becoming the Net Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
7 Imagining a Better Future for the Internet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301

Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages
- Main content: 288
Illustrations
- Other: 27 b-w illus.

eBook

Published: April 5, 2022
ISBN: 9780300265125