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The best of technology writing 2007 / Steven Levy, editor.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Steven Levy, Editor
Contributor:
Levy, Steven, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Technical writing.
Physical Description:
1 online resource : digital, HTML file(s).
Place of Publication:
Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, [2007]
Language Note:
English
System Details:
text file
Summary:
Together the essays in The Best of Technology Writing 2007 capture the versatility and verve of technology writing today. Solicited through an open online nominating process, these pieces explore a wide range of intriguing topics--from "crowdsourcing" to the online habits of urban moms to the digital future of movie production. The Best of Technology Writing 2007 will appeal to anyone who enjoys stellar writing.
Contents:
The artist as mad scientist / Kevin Berger
The rise of crowdsourcing / Jeff Howe
Mothers anonymous / Emily Nussbaum
iTunes to sell your home videos / The onion
Scan this book / Kevin Kelly
A head for detail / Clive Thompson
You're soooooooo predictable / Jeffrey M. O'Brien
Say hello to Stanley / Joshua Davis
The worst date ever for an apple tech / Philip Smith
Defend ironton / Justin McElroy
This is a bike, trust us / Preston Lerner
Game master / John Seabrook
A Berkeley engineer searches for the "truth" about the twin towers / Jeffrey R. Young
Listen to this / Kiera Butler
Top 10 things I've learned about computers from the movies and any episode of 24 / Larry O'Brien
The corporate toll on the internet / Fahad Manjoo
Dragon slayers or tax evaders / Julian Dibbell
Revenge of the nerds / Adam L. Penenberg
I make $1.45 a week and I love it / Katharine Mieszkowski
Good journalism / John Gruber
You are what you search / Paul Boutin
A non-programmer's apology / Aaron Swartz
The ultimate crossword smackdown / Matt Gaffney
How do I love thee? / Lori Gottlieb
Digital Moaism / Jaron Lanier
It should happen to you / Ben McGarth.
Notes:
"DigitalCultureBooks"--Spine.
Includes bibliographical references.
CC BY-NC-ND
Description based on information from the publisher.
ISBN:
9780472900541
0472900544
9780472032662
0472032666

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