The Modem World: A Prehistory of Social Media
Kevin Driscoll • Yale.ORIM • ISBN-13 978‑0300265125
The Modem World: A Prehistory of Social Media
ISBN-10: 0300265123 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300265125 · 2022
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Kevin Driscoll chronicles the history of the modem and the dial-up networks that preceded the modern web. By examining the bulletin board systems and grassroots digital communities of the 1970s and 1980s, the book reveals how early users shaped the social architecture of the internet long before the rise of contemporary social media platforms.
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