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Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution Hardcover – October 1, 2002
- Print length288 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBasic Books
- Publication dateOctober 1, 2002
- Dimensions6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100738206083
- ISBN-13978-0738206080
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"Explor[es] intriguing new questions...An invitation to... imagine what's next." -- New Scientist, 11/20/02
"Mr. Rheingold can recognize a revolution." -- New York Times, 7/22/02
"Offers a vivid mural of [a] strange new frontier...A fascinating romp through the far edge of what's next." -- Fast Company, October, 2002
"Rheingold, a veteran technology watcher and well-published futurist... has put his finger on yet another transformative technology." -- TimeMarch 10, 2003
"Wide-ranging and fascinating...[Smart Mobs] does a good job exploring the competitive dynamics that could affect public adoption of wireless networks." -- Harvard Business Review November, 2002
"[Rheingold is] an astute observer of the social impact of technology...provocative...[a] unified field theory of current tech thinking." -- BusinessWeek 11/18/02
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- Publisher : Basic Books; First Edition (October 1, 2002)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0738206083
- ISBN-13 : 978-0738206080
- Item Weight : 1.2 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,951,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,474 in Social Aspects of Technology
- #5,610 in Communication Reference (Books)
- #54,154 in Sociology (Books)
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Howard Rheingold is the author of:
Tools for Thought
The Virtual Community
Smart Mobs
Net Smart
Excursions to the Far Side of the Mind
Mind Amplifier
Was:
editor of Whole Earth Review
editor of The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog
founding executive editor of Hotwired
founder of Electric Minds
Has taught:
Participatory Media and Collective Action (UC Berkeley, SIMS, Fall
2005, 2006, 2007 )
Virtual Community/Social Media (Stanford, Fall 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010; UC Berkeley,
Spring 2008, 2009)
Toward a Literacy of Cooperation (Stanford, Winter, 2005)
Digital Journalism (Stanford University Winter, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 )
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Some readers will doubtless find familiar ideas in "Smart Mobs:" for whatever odd reason, 2002 has been The Year of Books About Self-Organizing Social Networks, thanks to writers as different at Steven Johnson ("Emergence") and Mark Taylor ("The Moment of Complexity"). But Rheingold is scrupulous and generous about acknowleding his influences; besides, the real value of his book lies in his own fieldwork, and his reflections on what the smart mob phenomenon will mean for business, politics, and social life. Even if your copy of Wolfram is dog-eared and the spine is weak from re-reading (and let's face it, whose isn't), it's still worth following Rheingold through Shibuya, Helsinki, and the Web...
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