Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution ; [transforming Cultures and Communities in the Age of Instant Access], Part 3

Howard Rheinhold

Perseus Publ., Basic Books, 2002 - Technology & Engineering - 266 pages

Smart Mobs takes us on a journey around the world for a preview of the next techno-cultural shift. The coming wave, says Rheingold, is the result of super-efficient mobile communications-cellular phones, wireless-paging, and Internet-access devices-that will allow us to connect with anyone, anytime, anywhere.Rheingold offers a penetrating perspective on the new convergence of pop culture, cutting-edge technology, and social activism. He also reminds us that the real impact of mobile communications will come not from the technology itself but from how people use it, resist it, and adapt to it.

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Review: Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution

User Review  - Tom Smyth - Goodreads

4 stars for prescience. Rheingold was writing in 2002. His use of the word 'revolution' is a little problematic and symptomatic of a general lack of capitalist analysis or critique.

Review: Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution

User Review  - Judy Meyer - Goodreads

Great stuff but now dated. Read more recent book or follow author on Twitter for current updates.

About the author

Howard Rheingold is a leading authority on the social implications of technology. A former founding editor of HotWired, he has served as editor of The Whole Earth Review and editor-in-chief of The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog, and on-line host for The Well. He lives in Mill Valley, California.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution ; [transforming Cultures and Communities in the Age of Instant Access], Part 3
• Author: Howard Rheinhold
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Perseus Publ., Basic Books, 2002
• ISBN: 0738208612, 9780738208619
• Length: 266 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Information Technology; Computers / Networking / General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies; Social Science / Sociology / General; Technology & Engineering / Social Aspects