Connect--Media Dreams of the Digital Age

Author: Gary Wolf [USA]
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: What is Wired magazine? In 1993, Wired burst onto the scene as a visionary and advocate for the digital age. Blending technology and innovation, science and medicine, business and global policy, and art and culture, Wired disrupted traditional tech magazine styles by standing at the forefront of the era, perceiving everything that was reshaping our lives. It can be said that China's understanding of the internet began with reading Wired.
What is Wired a book about? It is a business story, documenting how the founders of Wired, led by Louis Rossetto, sought profitable opportunities and business models, persuaded venture capitalists, and successfully went public. But it is more than that—a spiritual legend that showcases how youth overcomes age, innocence overcomes cynicism, and passion ultimately triumphs over all temptations. Through this book, Chinese readers will learn that the protagonists of the new economy boom are not only figures like Bill Gates and Jerry Yang but also a host of new cultural preachers and advocates, such as Louis Rossetto and Kevin Kelly. They founded media outlets, created online communities, and convened elite gatherings, where countless new ideas took root and profoundly influenced the era.