The Wired Neighborhood

By Stephen Doheny-Farina

Book Overview

Are communication technologies ushering in a wondrous new age of computer networks that connect people into worldwide virtual communities of like-minded individuals? Or are global computer networks... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300067658
• ISBN13: 9780300067651
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

excellent, level-headed, and thought-provoking

a very well-considered look at the realtionship between digital communications technology and local communities, with particularly good treatment of public access, education, and attempts to use computers to enhance, rather than undermine, neighborhood and community relations. Highly recommended.