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'ANODDBUTHAPPYMARRIAGEOFSOCIOLOGICALOBSERVATIONANSGONZO-STYLEADVENTURE.'-WIREDEverydaywearedistractedbyaculturethatringsourdoorbellandrunsaway.Storiesspreadwildlyanddieoutindays,onlytobereplacedbystillmorestorieswithever-shorterlifespans.AndThenThere'sThisisjournalistandnewmediaprovocateurBillWasik'sjourneyintotheunexploredfrontierofourchurningandrambunctiousviralculture.Partfieldreport,partmemoir,partmanifesto,partdeconstructionofadecade,itrevealshowcultureisnowcreatedfromthegroundup,enablinganyonewithacomputertoserasmallrippleofastorythatcanturnintoatsunami.Anentertainingandeye-poppinglookatthenewfrontierofidea-making,Wasikbrilliantlycapturesthedizzyingwaystechnologyistransformingourculture.'Animblyguidedtour.'-THEWALLSTREETJOURNAL'[A]compactandwhip-smartchronicle.'-SEEDMAGAZINE'Anexceptionallysmart,witty,subtle,enlighteningbook...Wasikplungesheadlongintothetwenty-first-centurymediafunhouse,yetmanagestokeephismoralcompassingoodworkingorder.'-KURTANDERSON,authorofHeydayandhostofNPR'sStudio360'I'dlovetogiveonetoeverygraduatinghighschoolseniorinAmerican.'-THEBUFFALONEWS
作者简介
BillWasikisasenioreditoratHarper’smagazine,wherehehaswrittenonculture,media,andpolitics.HeistheeditoroftheanthologySubmersionJournalismandhasalsowrittenforTheOxfordAmerican,Slate,Salon,andMcSweeney’s.