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Book Synopsis''A terrific history of the online creator economy.'' The New York Times
''This book is about a revolution. It has radically upended how we''ve understood and interacted with our world. It has demolished traditional barriers and empowered millions who were previously marginalized. It has created vast new sectors of our economy, while devastating legacy institutions. It is often dismissed by traditionalists as a vacant fad, when in fact it is the greatest and most disruptive change in modern capitalism.''
Acclaimed Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz presents a groundbreaking social history of the internet-revealing how online influence and the creators who amass it have reshaped our world, online and off.
For over a decade, Taylor Lorenz has been the authority on internet culture, documenting its far-reaching effects on all corners of our lives. Her reporting is serious yet entertaining and illuminates deep truths about ourselves and the
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This astute debut from Lorenz, a Washington Post technology columnist, traces the tumultuous history of social media from the early 2000s to the present.... Lorenz accomplishes the difficult feat of wrangling a cogent narrative out of the unruliness of social media, while offering smart insight into how platforms affect their users.... It's a powerful assessment of how logging on has changed the world. * Publishers Weekly *
An expansive look at how social platforms have radically altered literally every aspect of our lives. * Dazed *
A terrific history of the online creator economy. * The New York Times *
If you want to understand what is happening on the internet, you start by reading Taylor Lorenz. * Bloomberg *
A leading voice on social-media trends and internet culture. * The Economist *
