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Synopsis
The first generation of Digital Natives children who were born into and raised in the digital world are coming of age, and soon our world will be reshaped in their image. Our economy, our politics, our culture, and even the shape of our family life will be forever transformed. But who are these Digital Natives? And what is the world theyre creating going to look like? In Born Digital, leading Internet and technology experts John Palfrey and Urs Gasser offer a sociological portrait of these young people, who can seem, even to those merely a generation older, both extraordinarily sophisticated and strangely narrow. Exploring a broad range of issues, from the highly philosophical to the purely practical, Born Digital will be essential reading for parents, teachers, and the myriad of confused adults who want to understand the digital present and shape the digital future.
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About the Author
John Palfrey is Professor of Law and a Vice Dean at Harvard Law School. A faculty director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, he is a regular commentator on network news programs, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News, NPR, and BBC. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Urs Gasser is the Executive Director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society. He has edited six books and has written over sixty articles in books, law reviews, and professional journals. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Review
"City Journal" "Palfrey and Gasser's fine early history of this generation serves as a starting point for any conversation about how to mentor the children of the Web." "Washington Post" "The authors are knowledgeable but never pedantic...their studious, emphatic approach is both valid and reassuring, and their overarching point - let's think about these things now, rather than trying to fix them later - well taken." "Library Journal" "Ultimately, the book is an accessible survey of many of these as-yet-unsolved Internet dilemmas of our time and is well executed given the immense task of synthesizing the vast corpus of social science concerns relating to the Internet." "Booklist" "Energetic, expert, and forward-looking, the authors serve as envoys between the generations... As old institutions crumble, there is a need for just this sort of enlightening, commonsensical, and positive guide to digital reality." "New Scientist" "A well-reasoned, thorough synthesis of some momentous, if familiar, ideas." Lawrence Lessig, author of "Code" and "Free Culture" "Digital technologies are changing our kids in ways we don't yet understand. This beautifully written book will set the framework for a field that will change that. It is required reading for parents, educators, and anyone who cares about the future." Howard Gardner, author of "Five Minds for the Future" and "Multiple Intelligences" From now on, any attempt to understand what it is like to grow up or to live one's life in a digital world must begin with this outstanding, original synthesis." Nicholas Negroponte, author of "Being Digital" ""Born Digital" offers an excellent primer on what it means to live digitally. It should be required reading for adults trying to understand the next generation."
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