Connection: Media Dreams in the Digital Age

Author: Gary Wolf (USA)
Translator: Huang Bojian
United States / USA
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Publishing Date: Not Available
Features: In short, it's the legend of one person and one magazine set against a larger backdrop, the ups and downs of an era. It's a book that has been recommended to everyone, simply because the story is truly captivating. It's an indomitable fighter—Louis Rosetto—born from a great and crazy era, along with this world-renowned magazine—Wired. Through this book, Chinese readers will learn that the protagonists of the dot-com boom were not only tech and business figures like Bill Gates and Jerry Yang but also a host of new cultural preachers and cheerleaders, such as Louis Rosetto and Kevin Kelly. They founded media, launched online communities, gathered elites, and countless new ideas took root, profoundly impacting the era.
What is Wired? 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, it disrupted traditional tech magazine styles. Standing at the forefront of the times, it keenly observed everything emerging that would change our lives. It can be said that China's understanding of the internet began with reading Wired.
What is this book about? It's a business story, chronicling how founders led by Louis Rosetto, the founder of Wired, sought profitable opportunities and business models, persuaded venture capitalists, and successfully went public. But it's more than that—a spiritual legend, showcasing how youth overcomes age, innocence triumphs over cynicism, and love ultimately conquers all temptation. Through this book, Chinese readers will learn that the protagonists of the dot-com boom were not only tech and business figures like Bill Gates and Jerry Yang but also a host of new cultural preachers and cheerleaders, such as Louis Rosetto and Kevin Kelly. They founded media, launched online communities, gathered elites, and countless new ideas took root, profoundly impacting the era.