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100			_aDriscoll, Kevin
245			_aModem world : a prehistory of social media
260			_bYale University Press, _c2022 _aNew Haven :
300			_a316 p. ; _bill., _c25 cm
365			_b28.00 _cUSD _d82.00
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aFifteen years before the commercialization of the internet, millions of amateurs across North America created more than 100,000 small-scale computer networks. The people who built and maintained these dial-up bulletin board systems (BBSs) in the 1980s laid the groundwork for millions of others who would bring their lives online in the 1990s and beyond. From ham radio operators to HIV/AIDS activists, these modem enthusiasts developed novel forms of community moderation, governance, and commercialization. The Modem World tells an alternative origin story for social media, centered not in the office parks of Silicon Valley or the meeting rooms of military contractors, but rather on the online communities of hobbyists, activists, and entrepreneurs. Over time, countless social media platforms have appropriated the social and technical innovations of the BBS community. How can these untold stories from the internet's past inspire more inclusive visions of its future.
650			_aOnline chat groups
650			_aComputer bulletin boards
650			_aSocial media
650			_aAmateur radio operators
650			_aAmerica Online
650			_a Backdraft BBS
650			_aBoarwatch
650			_aCyberutopianism
650			_aDIY (Do-it-yourself)
650			_aEchomail
650			_aE-zine
650			_aFido Net
650			_aGreen Net
650			_aHobbyists
650			_aInternetworks
650			_aLong-distance dialing
650			_aMicrocomputer
650			_aPacket switching;
650			_aRadio
650			_aShareware;
650			_aSysops
650			_aTARDIS
650			_a Watermarking
650			_aMODEM
650			_aHam Radio
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