{"product_id":"the-social-life-of-information-9781633692411","title":"The Social Life of Information","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnderstand the human place in a digital world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Should be read by anyone interested in understanding the future,” \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e raved about the original edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Social Life of Information\u003c\/i\u003e. We’re now living in that future, and one of the seminal books of the Internet Age is more relevant than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe future was a place where technology was supposed to empower individuals and obliterate social organizations. Pundits predicted that information technology would spell the end of almost everything—from mass media to bureaucracies, universities, politics, and governments. Clearly, we are not living in that future. \u003ci\u003eThe Social Life of Information\u003c\/i\u003e explains why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Seely Brown and Paul Duguid show us how to look beyond mere information to the social context that creates and gives meaning to it. Arguing elegantly for the important role that human sociability plays, even—perhaps especially—in the digital world, \u003ci\u003eThe Social Life of Information\u003c\/i\u003e gives us an optimistic look beyond the simplicities of information and individuals. It shows how a better understanding of the contribution that communities, organizations, and institutions make to learning, working, and innovating can lead to the richest possible use of technology in our work and everyday lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a new introduction by David Weinberger and reflections by the authors on developments since the book’s first publication, this new edition is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the human place in a digital world.","brand":"John Seely Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48284231041275,"sku":"9781633692411","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_536fb50e-6f61-4586-89a2-c37a2b525930.jpg?v=1778780827","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-social-life-of-information-9781633692411","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}