“Communication media enabled collective action on new scales, at new rates, among new groups of people, multiplied the power available to civilizations and enabled new forms of social interaction. The alphabet enabled empire and monotheism, the printing press enabled science and revolution, the telephone enabled bureaucracy and globalization, the internet enabled virtual communities and electronic markets, the mobile telephone enabled smart mobs and tribes of info-nomads.”
Quote by Howard Rheingold
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Howard Rheingold
Howard Rheingold is a writer, scholar, and digital media thinker. Born on July 7, 1947, he is renowned for his profound insights into network culture, collaboration, and the digital age. Rheingold's writings cover a range of topics from cyberliteracy to virtual reality, and his works have had a significant impact on understanding social and technological changes in the digital era. more
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