Salon.com > Read by Howard Rheingold http://www.salon.com Wed, 30 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 First citizen http://www.salon.com/2000/10/27/rheingold2/ http://www.salon.com/2000/10/27/rheingold2/#comments Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:58:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/audio/nonfiction/2000/10/27/rheingold2 Howard Rheingold's career spans a relatively isolated life as writer (Tools for Thought, The Virtual Community) and editor (Whole Earth Review, The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog) to his vital role at the genesis of computer-mediated communities.

In his classic book, "The Virtual Community," Rheingold writes about the early evolution of life online, which has become, in the years since the book was published, a "killer app," perhaps the most powerful of the Internet's many features.

Rheingold's trip through the history of cyberspace includes a stint as executive editor of HotWired and creation of Electric Minds, plus an important role in Doug Block's documentary "Home Page. "

Listen to Howard Rheingold read from "The Virtual Community." MIT Press will publish a revised edition of the book in November 2000.

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