Escape - How a generation shaped, destroyed and survived the internet (Hardcover)

'Fifteen years ago, the internet felt like a special place my friends and I had built for each other; by 2020, we were standing on its ruins, wondering if we'd played a part in its destruction.' Journalist Marie Le Conte was born in 1991, the same year the World Wide Web was invented. She had her first blog at twelve, a successful music website at fifteen, a Wikipedia page at seventeen and now, at thirty, over 80,000 followers on Twitter. From MSN, Tumblr and MySpace, to chat rooms, forums and blogs; Marie is part of the millennial generation that grew up while the internet was growing up with them. Where did it go all wrong? How did the internet go from a place where you went to escape real life to where real life is shaped? A place where you could be yourself and find like-minded people to a world of filters and ads? A place we are all now desperately trying to escape from? Escape is a fascinating exploration of the rise and demise of the internet. It's a look back on the platforms, the people and the online places. It's an analysis of the lessons being online has taught us, how the internet has changed us - and a celebration of the tools it gives us to feel less alone. The online generation have forever altered the world we live in, but is the internet still a place for the people that shaped it?

General

Imprint:	Blink Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2022
Authors:	Marie le Conte
Dimensions:	222 x 144 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-1-78870-515-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Computing & IT > Internet > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > History > General
LSN:	1-78870-515-7
Barcode:	9781788705158

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