false 5217060 1 We have entered the age of "peep culture": a tell-all, show-all, know-all digital phenomenon that is dramatically altering notions of privacy, individuality, security, and even humanity. Peep culture is reality TV, YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, over-the-counter spy gear, blogs, chat rooms, amateur porn, surveillance technology, <i>Dr. Phil</i>, <i>Borat</i>, cell phone photos of your drunk friend making out with her ex-boyfriend, and more. In the age of peep, core values and rights we once took for granted are rapidly being renegotiated, often without our even noticing.<br> <br>With hilarious, exasperated acuity, social critic Hal Niedzviecki dives into peep, starting his own video blog, joining every social network that will have him, monitoring the movements of his toddler, selling his secrets on Craigslist, hiring a private detective to investigate him, spying on his neighbors, trying out for reality TV shows, and stripping for the pleasure of a web audience he isn’t even sure exists. Part travelogue, part diary, part meditation and social history, <i>The Peep Diaries</i> explores a rapidly emerging digital phenomenon that is radically changing not just the entertainment landscape, but also the firmaments of our culture and society.<br> <br><i>The Peep Diaries</i> introduces the arrival of the age of peep culture and explores its implications for entertainment, society, sex, politics, and everyday life. Mixing first-rate reporting with sociological observations culled from the latest research, this book captures the shift from pop to peep and the way technology is turning gossip into documentary and Peeping Toms into entertainment journalists. Packed with stranger-than-fiction true-life characters and scenarios, <i>The Peep Diaries</i> reflects the aspirations and confusions of the growing number of people willing to trade the details of their private lives for catharsis, attention, and notoriety.<br> <br><strong>Hal Niedzviecki</strong> is the editor of <i>Broken Pencil</i> magazine and has published numerous works of social commentary and fiction, including <i>Hello I’m Special: How Individuality Became the New Conformity</i>. 5284300 1 5 2009 The Peep Diaries: How We're Learning to Love Watching Ourselves and Our Neighbors total:27|5:5|4:7|3:12|2:3|1:0| 27 95 193 10 3 0 false false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 14:52:51 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 07:08:19 -0700 2009 Niedzviecki tries to shine some light on our societies desire to peep into others lives. The proble...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 12:10:40 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 11:24:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 07 04:56:21 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 04:57:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 19:28:27 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 23:00:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 30 18:19:49 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 18:20:50 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 21:45:16 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 21:46:58 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Aug 16 23:23:24 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 13:03:20 -0700 2009 We're all following you online. And we don't care about you.

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