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Just as Susan Sontag do for picture taking and Marshall McLuhan do for tv, Virginia Heffernan (called one of the "best living authors of British prose") uncovers the logic and appearance behind the Internet. Since its inception, the Internet has morphed from just an extension of traditional media into its own full-fledged civilization. It is among mankind's great masterpieces - an enormous masterpiece of design. As an idea, it rivals monotheism. We all inhabit this amazing place. But its profound logic, its ethnic potential, and its own societal impact often elude us. In this profound and thoughtful booklet, Virginia Heffernan presents a genuine and far-reaching analysis of what the Internet is and will. Life online, in the highly visible, social, portable, and global incarnation, rewards certain virtues. The brand new medium favors speed, accuracy, wit, prolificacy, and adaptability, and its own form and functions are changing how exactly we perceive, experience, and understand the world.
