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Alone Together Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

Paperback • 2011 • English • 1. edition

Alone Together Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

By Sherry Turkle

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About the book

Consider Facebook—it's human contact, only easier to engage with and easier to avoid. Developing technology promises closeness. Sometimes it delivers, but much of our modern life leaves us less connected with people and more connected to simulations of them.In Alone Together, MIT technology and society professor Sherry Turkle explores the power of our new tools and toys to dramatically alter our social lives. It's a nuanced exploration of what we are looking for—and sacrificing—in a world of ele...Show more

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ISBN

9780465010219

Publisher

Basic Books

Published year

2011

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Alone Together Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

Format

Paperback

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