The Net Effect : Romanticism, Capitalism, and the Internet
2012 Honorable Mention from the Association of Internet Researchers for their Annual Best Book Prize Outstanding Academic Title from 2011 by Choice MagazineThis book about America's romance with computer communication looks at the internet, not as harbinger of the future or the next big thing, but a...
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2011
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