Internet and social media books
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Hackers
Steven LevyAn early popular history of computer hacker culture, from early MIT groups to the first personal computer enthusiasts.
The Shallows
Nicholas G. CarrA widely read argument that heavy internet use changes how people read and concentrate.
The Wealth of Networks
Yochai BenklerAn analysis of how networked information production, such as open source and peer production, changes economics and social organization.
Dopamine Nation
Anna LembkeA clinical psychiatrist's account of compulsive behavior and addiction in a digital, always-available culture.
The Innovators
Walter IsaacsonA group history of the people behind computing and the internet, from Ada Lovelace to the web's early builders.
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