false 2748098 3 Two leading experts explain the brave new world inhabited by "digital natives"--the first generation born and raised completely wired. <P> The most enduring change wrought by the digital revolution is neither the new business models nor the new search algorithms, but rather the massive generation gap between those who were born digital and those who were not. The first generation of "digital natives"--children who were born into and raised in the digital world--is now coming of age, and soon our world will be reshaped in their image. Our economy, our cultural life, even the shape of our family life will be forever transformed. <P> But who are these digital natives? How are they different from older generations, and what is the world they're creating going to look like? In <I>Born Digital</I>, leading Internet and technology experts John Palfrey and Urs Gasser offer a sociological portrait of this exotic tribe of young people who can seem, even to those merely a generation older, both extraordinarily sophisticated and strangely narrow. <P> Based on original research and advancing new theories, <I>Born Digital</I> explores a broad range of issues, from the highly philosophical to the purely practical: What does identity mean for young people who have dozens of online profiles and avatars? Should we worry about privacy issues? Or is privacy even a relevant value for digital natives? How does the concept of safety translate into an increasingly virtual world? Is "stranger-danger" a real problem, or a red herring? <P> A smart, practical guide to a brave new world and its complex inhabitants, <I>Born Digital</I> will be essential reading for parents, teachers, and the myriad of confused adults who want to understand the digital present--and shape the digital future. 2773779 25 8 2008 Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives total:99|5:12|4:32|3:29|2:22|1:4| 99 323 374 45 5 1 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 13:58:18 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 19:46:58 -0700 2009
“Like we teach our kids to wear a helmet when riding a bike, or not to get into a car with a stranger, or to call us anytime they face a problem while away from home, we can also ask them to follow rules and respect certain norms while surfing the Web or making connections onli...more...]]> 2 2 false false Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Aug 28 15:56:14 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 21 09:43:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 3 false false Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 09:23:16 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 12:26:59 -0700 2008 Melvil Dewey formulated Dewey Decimal Classification. Not John. Melvil. Lost a star just for that failure to fact-check. Now, sorry, everything these authors say is suspect.
Other than that, this book was not as compelling as I'd hoped. The first few chapters seemed slow and plodding, but then ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 29 15:20:14 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 15:25:11 -0700 2009
The authors raise some interesting po...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 26 02:50:15 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 01:35:41 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 02:50:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 19:22:29 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 11:54:58 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 01 08:19:59 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 30 10:53:20 -0800 2008 once more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 13:33:17 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 08:39:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 16 13:35:48 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 03 14:00:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 09:53:46 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 06:52:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 08:15:20 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 08:20:44 -0700 2008 1 Born Digital is a pretty good approach to "Digital Natives," even if I felt like it was obvious it wasn't written by a Digital Native itself. I really appreciated that Palfrey appeared to understand that Digital Natives genuinely think in different ways than non-natives do - and that that ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Dec 09 06:25:05 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 06:31:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 13 10:14:27 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 10:17:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 24 10:26:53 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 13 13:51:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 17:49:55 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 10:18:09 -0700 2009
I didn't even bother finishing this; I flipped through the last section quickly because I needed to turn it back in at the library. I felt like the book was rushed into publication and needed...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 07:00:38 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 07:27:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Aug 12 06:30:01 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 06:30:01 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Mar 09 21:02:45 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 20:51:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Aug 26 21:34:36 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 10 21:40:02 -0800 2008
My only quibble is that I don't think a lot of...more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Jul 31 09:45:23 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 09:46:43 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5574124