24 Hours in Cyberspace

By Rick Smolan
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ISBN 0789709252


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Review by Kelsey Allen

Meanwhile, back on the Internet, something very strange is happening: everyone is getting wired. On one lone day, February 8, 1996, Rick "Day in the Life of . . ." Smolan and cohorts blanketed the world to photograph the wide world that is the World Wide Web. The result, 24 Hours in Cyberspace, answers Bill Gates's question, "Where do you want to go today?" with a resounding "Everywhere!"

On the Internet, we learn that: Russian children are being adopted, people are publishing their personal diaries, the Vatican's ancient manuscripts are available to peruse, Muslim women can view a bare-chested Matthew Modine, a 12 year old is running his own software company. What's interesting is that the technology here, a vast computer network, is distinctly secondary to the very human pursuits under way. This book, fascinating for its all-at-once immediacy, will surprise even those who think they know all about the Internet.


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