The best technology writing 2009 /

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Imprint:	New Haven : Yale University Press : in association with digiculturebooks/University of Michigan Press, ©2009.
Description:	1 online resource (vii, 224 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	The Best Technology Writing
Subject:	Technology -- Social aspects. Information society. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Inventions. SCIENCE -- Applied Sciences. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- General. Information society. Technology -- Social aspects. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11206262

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Other authors / contributors:	Johnson, Steven, 1968-
ISBN:	9780300156508 0300156502 0300154100 9780300154108 9780300154108 1282352695 9781282352698 9786612352690 6612352698
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. English. Print version record.
Summary:	In his Introduction to this beautifully curated collection of essays, Steven Johnson heralds the arrival of a new generation of technology writing. Whether it is Nicholas Carr worrying that Google is making us stupid, Dana Goodyear chronicling the rise of the cellphone novel, Andrew Sullivan explaining the rewards of blogging, Dalton Conley lamenting the sprawling nature of work in the information age, or Clay Shirky marveling at the 'cognitive surplus' unleashed by the decline of the TV sitcom, this new generation does not waste time speculating about the future. Its attitude seems to be: Who needs the future? The present is plenty interesting on its own. Packed with sparkling essays culled from print and online publications, The Best Technology Writing 2009 announces a fresh brand of technology journalism, deeply immersed in the fascinating complexity of digital life.
Other form:	Print version: Best technology writing 2009. New Haven : Yale University Press : In association with digiculturebooks/University of Michigan Press, ©2009 9780300154108
Standard no.:	10.12987/9780300156508

Table of Contents:

Contents
Introduction
â€œMutilated Furries, Flying Phalluses: Put the Blame on Griefers, the Sociopaths of the Virtual Worldâ€?
â€œI Love Novelsâ€?
â€œThe Death of Planned Obsolescenceâ€?
â€œHow Obama Really Did Itâ€?
â€œWhy I Blogâ€?
â€œIsle of Plentyâ€?
â€œRich Manâ€?s Burdenâ€?
â€œIs Google Making Us Stupid?â€?
â€œArea Eccentric Reads Entire Bookâ€?
â€œReflections on Lori Drew, Bullying, and Strategies for Helping Kidsâ€?
â€œSecret Geek A-Team Hacks Back, Defends Worldwide Webâ€?
â€œBrave New World of Digital Intimacyâ€?
Â€œDymaxion Manâ€?â€œThe Street as Platformâ€?
â€œCan You Spot the Chinese Nuclear Sub?â€?
â€œBecoming Screen Literateâ€?
â€œSporeâ€?s Intelligent Designerâ€?
â€œThe Spreadsheet Psychicâ€?
â€œGin, Television, and Cognitive Surplusâ€?
About the Contributors
Acknowledgments

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