http://fadtastic.net/2006/12/14/from-counterculture-to-cyberculture-stewart-brand-the-whole-earth-network-and-the-rise-of-digital-utopianism/ thoughts on | comments about | examples of } web design trends. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:00:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 http://fadtastic.net/2006/12/14/from-counterculture-to-cyberculture-stewart-brand-the-whole-earth-network-and-the-rise-of-digital-utopianism/#comment-15650 Dean Blobaum Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:55:27 +0000 http://fadtastic.net/2006/12/14/from-counterculture-to-cyberculture-stewart-brand-the-whole-earth-network-and-the-rise-of-digital-utopianism/#comment-15650 The University of Chicago Press website has two excerpts from Fred Turner's <i>From Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism</i>. You can read <a href="http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/817415.html" rel="nofollow">the introduction</a> and <a href="http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/817415_chap4.html" rel="nofollow">an excerpt</a> about the <i>Whole Earth Catalog</i> and the emerging digital culture. The University of Chicago Press website has two excerpts from Fred Turner’s From Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism. You can read the introduction and an excerpt about the Whole Earth Catalog and the emerging digital culture.

]]> http://fadtastic.net/2006/12/14/from-counterculture-to-cyberculture-stewart-brand-the-whole-earth-network-and-the-rise-of-digital-utopianism/#comment-15666 Works In Progress » Blog Archive » Web and Work Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:00:42 +0000 http://fadtastic.net/2006/12/14/from-counterculture-to-cyberculture-stewart-brand-the-whole-earth-network-and-the-rise-of-digital-utopianism/#comment-15666 [...] I read this book review and it got me thinking, how does the flattened-out (as opposed to strictly hierarchical) organizational structure and and egalitarian nature of the web affect the way we think society ought to be?  Is this technology that allows anybody, even me, to publish their thoughts for all to read, a necessary precursor to more egalitarian, open, flexible workplaces?  Internet is becoming more and more tighly woven into our culture, and it’s bound to have an effect. [...] […] I read this book review and it got me thinking, how does the flattened-out (as opposed to strictly hierarchical) organizational structure and and egalitarian nature of the web affect the way we think society ought to be?  Is this technology that allows anybody, even me, to publish their thoughts for all to read, a necessary precursor to more egalitarian, open, flexible workplaces?  Internet is becoming more and more tighly woven into our culture, and it’s bound to have an effect. […]

]]> http://fadtastic.net/2006/12/14/from-counterculture-to-cyberculture-stewart-brand-the-whole-earth-network-and-the-rise-of-digital-utopianism/#comment-15667 Justin Kistner Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:11:29 +0000 http://fadtastic.net/2006/12/14/from-counterculture-to-cyberculture-stewart-brand-the-whole-earth-network-and-the-rise-of-digital-utopianism/#comment-15667 I am obsessed with the story of how the Internet came to be what it is today, which means I have to check out that book. My historical knowledge to date is more based on the technological evolution, so expanding my awareness about the cultural evolution of the net would really round-out my understanding. Thanks for the lead! I am obsessed with the story of how the Internet came to be what it is today, which means I have to check out that book. My historical knowledge to date is more based on the technological evolution, so expanding my awareness about the cultural evolution of the net would really round-out my understanding. Thanks for the lead!

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