He named a best books list for The Week. One title on the list:The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage (Walker, $15).Read about the other five books on Kottke's list.
Even though it’s a history of the telegraph, this book is always relevant. The rise of the 1830s communication device continues to be a fantastic metaphor for each new Internet technology that comes along, from e-mail to IM to Facebook to Twitter.
The Victorian Internet also appears on Evgeny Morozov's list of ten books to learn how technology shapes the world.
--Marshal Zeringue
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