Being Digital (Abridged) Audiobook

" my first introduction to the world of digital culture. very interesting! "

" A must read for people seeking an insight of the visions of the digital sage of MIT. Though much of the content today might seems a little bit like "been there, done that, bought the t-shirt" it still puts a lot of the web 2.0 hype in perspective. "

" Back in 1995 this book opened a lot of eyes has to what to digital revolution could for and to society. "

" Offered, for the time, a few interesting ideas about how simple advances might change our complex lives. Has become a bit dated. "

" Written in the mid-90s, this book was a great look forward to the future which is largely coming to pass. "

" Maybe I'm being unfair to this book. It is easy to read, and Negroponte is clearly brilliant. But it has little to offer the contemporary reader, except to show what people were thinking about in 1995. A lot of his predictions have come true in the interim, which is impressive but not really helpful. "

" "Nice summary of current outlook in the world of digital media." "

" fantastic overview - this guy has amazing insight. a good textbook for any students doing a communication degree "

" This guy absolutely nails it. Written in 1995, and absolutely as relevant today as it was then. Everything he talks about has come to fruition. It's worth reading again every 5-10 years. "

" Shocking that this was written 15 years ago. It could be talking about today he is so accurate. "

" Pretty old for being a book about the coming age of electronics and technology, but if you read it as an artifact rather than a predictor of things to come--you will realize just how far we have come in our technological advances, and that we are not too far from becoming cyborgs ourselves. "

" Prophetic. Although very ironic that the only way to read it is in atom form, instead of bit form. "

" Well ahead of its time "

" The unique worldview an habits of mind among the digerati. "

" Read the Dutch translated version. Negroponte does predictions of the future of the digital age and some times comes close to the reality of today. "

" This book helped to direct and define my later career as scholar, historian, teacher, techie, and modern pagan. "

" Even though it is now 15 years old it still is very useful, the theory of the change from atoms to bits is revolutionary. Negroponte named what has been going on: the move to a more and more digital world, like it or not. "

" This book is a bit older, but you'll find that many of the predictions in the book have either come true or are well on their way to reality. There are some interesting technologies discussed that haven't yet come to fruition. "

" A good book, which gets right more than it gets wrong. This is high praise for any book that deals with the future of technology. For a book published in 1995, the praise is higher still. "

" Negroponte, inventor de Wired, como siempre, muy adelantado a su tiempo. Libro muy recomendado para los que quieren entender un poco mas sobre el origen del mundo digital. "

" Would have been really important in it's day but I think I came too late to it. Had higher expectations, it's all obvious now. "

" Negroponte shows a clearsighted approach to the development of the technology. A very interesting historical document. "

" Even though it is now 15 years old it still is very useful, the theory of the change from atoms to bits is revolutionary. Negroponte named what has been going on: the move to a more and more digital world, like it or not. "

" Shocking that this was written 15 years ago. It could be talking about today he is so accurate. "

" It's always entertaining to read predictions of the future, but I don't put a lot of stock in it. "

" The unique worldview an habits of mind among the digerati. "

" Very good book about the information era. It was written in the 80´s, but worth the read. "

" Offered, for the time, a few interesting ideas about how simple advances might change our complex lives. Has become a bit dated. "

" Negroponte shows a clearsighted approach to the development of the technology. A very interesting historical document. "

" Written in the mid-90s, this book was a great look forward to the future which is largely coming to pass. "

" Pretty old for being a book about the coming age of electronics and technology, but if you read it as an artifact rather than a predictor of things to come--you will realize just how far we have come in our technological advances, and that we are not too far from becoming cyborgs ourselves. "

" "Nice summary of current outlook in the world of digital media." "

" A must read for people seeking an insight of the visions of the digital sage of MIT. Though much of the content today might seems a little bit like "been there, done that, bought the t-shirt" it still puts a lot of the web 2.0 hype in perspective. "

" my first introduction to the world of digital culture. very interesting! "