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Media and technology in society

Society and culture

Holds McLuhan, Postman and later writers on what television, the internet, social platforms and new technology do to attention, politics and daily life, plus books that forecast the future.

72 books on Media and technology in society, 2 of them tier 1, recommended by 45 people including Patrick Collison and Mohnish Pabrai.

72 books · 50 experts

Start here

  1. Amusing Ourselves to DeathNeil Postman, 1985
  2. The Attention MerchantsTim Wu, 2016
  3. The Success of Open SourceSteven Weber, 2004
  4. The Big PictureEdward Jay Epstein, 2005
  5. The Curse of the Mogul: What's Wrong with the World's Leading Media CompaniesBruce Greenwald, Jonathan A. Knee, Ava Seave, 2009

The best books on Media and technology in society 72

Amusing Ourselves to DeathAmusing Ourselves to Death
T1 Amusing Ourselves to Death
Neil Postman · 1985
Television as a medium that reshapes public discourse into entertainment
Open Library
Recommended byNat EliasonKeith RaboisMatt MullenwegPatrick CollisonPatrick O'ShaughnessyTristan Harris
The Attention MerchantsThe Attention Merchants
T1 The Attention Merchants
Tim Wu · 2016
Two centuries of harvesting and reselling human attention.
Open Library
The Success of Open SourceThe Success of Open Source
T2 The Success of Open Source
Steven Weber · 2004
Political economy of production without conventional property.
Open Library
The Big PictureThe Big Picture
T2 The Big Picture
Edward Jay Epstein · 2005
Where studio money actually comes from, line by line.
Open Library
The Curse of the Mogul: What's Wrong with thThe Curse of the Mogul: What's Wrong with the World's Leading Media Companies
T2 The Curse of the Mogul: What's Wrong with the World's Leading Media Companies
Bruce Greenwald, Jonathan A. Knee, Ava Seave · 2009
Why media scale rarely earns returns; useful on conglomerate logic.
Open Library
Recommended byKeith Rabois
The New Digital AgeThe New Digital Age
T2 The New Digital Age
Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg · 2013
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish PabraiMichael Bloomberg
How Music Got FreeHow Music Got Free
T2 How Music Got Free
Stephen Witt · 2015
How the MP3 destroyed recorded-music revenue and set up the streaming rebuild.
Open Library
The InevitableThe Inevitable
T2 The Inevitable
Kevin Kelly · 2016
Open Library
Recommended byNat EliasonPatrick CollisonAlfred LinBrad Feld
Twitter and Tear GasTwitter and Tear Gas
T2 Twitter and Tear Gas
Zeynep Tufekci · 2017
Why the platform mattered politically, and what that cost it.
Open Library
The Age of AccessThe Age of Access
T3 The Age of Access
Jeremy Rifkin · 2000
Early and prescient case that access would displace ownership.
Open Library
Murdoch's WorldMurdoch's World
T3 Murdoch's World
David Folkenflik · 2013
The empire after the phone-hacking scandal.
Open Library
Streaming, Sharing, StealingStreaming, Sharing, Stealing
T3 Streaming, Sharing, Stealing
Michael D. Smith, Rahul Telang · 2016
Data economics of the shift from studios to streamers.
Open Library
ZuckedZucked
T3 Zucked
Roger McNamee · 2019
By an early mentor and investor who turned against the company.
Open Library
Recommended byMarc Benioff
Chokepoint CapitalismChokepoint Capitalism
T3 Chokepoint Capitalism
Rebecca Giblin, Cory Doctorow · 2022
How intermediaries capture creative-work rents; the bear case for creators.
Open Library
Future ShockFuture Shock
T4 Future Shock
Alvin Toffler · 1801
Open Library
Recommended byKevin KellySahil Lavingia
The Mechanical Bride: Folklore of IndustrialThe Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man
T4 The Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man
Marshall McLuhan · 1951
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Gutenberg GalaxyThe Gutenberg Galaxy
T4 The Gutenberg Galaxy
Marshall McLuhan · 1962
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Understanding Media: The Extensions of ManUnderstanding Media: The Extensions of Man
T4 Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
Marshall McLuhan, Marshal McLuhan · 1964
Open Library
“An all-time favorite; McLuhan's media theory underpins much of Perell's thinking on the internet and writing.”David Perell
Recommended byPatrick CollisonDavid Perell
The Medium is the MassageThe Medium is the Massage
T4 The Medium is the Massage
Marshall McLuhan · 1967
Open Library
Recommended byTim Ferriss
The Disappearance of ChildhoodThe Disappearance of Childhood
T4 The Disappearance of Childhood
Neil Postman · 1982
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
From Satori to Silicon Valley: San FranciscoFrom Satori to Silicon Valley: San Francisco and the American Counterculture
T4 From Satori to Silicon Valley: San Francisco and the American Counterculture
Roszak, Theodore · 1986
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Conscientious Objections: Stirring Up TroublConscientious Objections: Stirring Up Trouble About Language, Technology and Education
T4 Conscientious Objections: Stirring Up Trouble About Language, Technology and Education
Neil Postman · 1988
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Necessary IllusionsNecessary Illusions
T4 Necessary Illusions
Noam Chomsky · 1989
Open Library
Recommended byEric Weinstein
Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to TechTechnopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology 1st Edition
T4 Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology 1st Edition
Neil Postman · 1992
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick CollisonTristan Harris
Being DigitalBeing Digital
T4 Being Digital
Nicholas Negroponte · 1995
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing ConfThe Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, Enterprise, and Progress
T4 The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, Enterprise, and Progress
Virginia I. Postrel · 1998
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
High Tech High TouchHigh Tech High Touch
T4 High Tech High Touch
John Naisbitt · 1999
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Community Building on the WebCommunity Building on the Web
T4 Community Building on the Web
Amy Jo Kim · 2000
Open Library
Recommended byNir Eyal
The Social Life of InformationThe Social Life of Information
T4 The Social Life of Information
John Seely Brown · 2000
Open Library
Recommended byEv Williams
Next: The Future Just HappenedNext: The Future Just Happened
T4 Next: The Future Just Happened
Michael Lewis · 2001
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Everything Bad is Good for YouEverything Bad is Good for You
T4 Everything Bad is Good for You
Steven Johnson · 2004
Open Library
Recommended byEv Williams
From Counterculture to CybercultureFrom Counterculture to Cyberculture
T4 From Counterculture to Cyberculture
Fred Turner · 2006
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Meaning of the 21st CenturyThe Meaning of the 21st Century
T4 The Meaning of the 21st Century
James Martin · 2006
Open Library
Recommended byRichard Branson
The Wealth of NetworksThe Wealth of Networks
T4 The Wealth of Networks
Yochai Benkler · 2006
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Recommended byPatrick CollisonMike Maples, Jr.
NBC: America's NetworkNBC: America's Network
T4 NBC: America's Network
Michele Hilmes · 2007
History of the network Comcast bought in 2011.
Open Library
Here Comes EverybodyHere Comes Everybody
T4 Here Comes Everybody
Clay Shirky · 2008
Open Library
Recommended byJack MaJohn MaedaRyan Holiday
Supertrends
T4 Supertrends
Lars Tvede · 2010
Long-horizon view of the trends reshaping economies and markets.
Open Library
War at the Wall Street Journal: Inside the SWar at the Wall Street Journal: Inside the Struggle To Control an American Business Empire
T4 War at the Wall Street Journal: Inside the Struggle To Control an American Business Empire
Sarah Ellison · 2010
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
What's Mine is YoursWhat's Mine is Yours
T4 What's Mine is Yours
Rachel Botsman · 2010
Open Library
Recommended byLauren Capelin
Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can 89 Change the World
T4 Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can 89 Change the World
Jane McGonigal · 2011
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Internet of ElsewhereThe Internet of Elsewhere
T4 The Internet of Elsewhere
Mr. Cyrus Farivar · 2011
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick CollisonBalaji S. Srinivasan
Future PerfectFuture Perfect
T4 Future Perfect
Steven Johnson · 2012
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick CollisonEv Williams
The FutureThe Future
T4 The Future
Al Gore · 2013
Open Library
Recommended byJohn Doerr
Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One'Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking)
T4 Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking)
Christian Rudder · 2014
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The End of AbsenceThe End of Absence
T4 The End of Absence
Michael Harris · 2014
Open Library
Recommended bySatya Nadella
The NewsThe News
T4 The News
Alain de Botton · 2014
Open Library
Recommended byAndrew WilkinsonAntonio García Martínez
Reclaiming ConversationReclaiming Conversation
T4 Reclaiming Conversation
Sherry Turkle · 2015
Open Library
Recommended byArianna Huffington
Magic and LossMagic and Loss
T4 Magic and Loss
Virginia Heffernan · 2016
Open Library
Recommended byDiana Kimball
Thank You for Being LateThank You for Being Late
T4 Thank You for Being Late
Thomas L. Friedman · 2016
Open Library
Recommended byAlfred Lin
The Age of Em: Work, Love and Life when Robo
T4 The Age of Em: Work, Love and Life when Robots Rule the Earth
Robin Hanson · 2016
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Four-Dimensional HumanThe Four-Dimensional Human
T4 The Four-Dimensional Human
Laurence Scott · 2016
Open Library
Recommended byCal Newport
Technically WrongTechnically Wrong
T4 Technically Wrong
Sara Wachter-Boettcher · 2017
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Recommended byGeorge Hatzis
The Power of Onlyness
T4 The Power of Onlyness
Nilofer Merchant · 2017
Open Library
Recommended byKathryn Minshew
21 Lessons for the 21st Century21 Lessons for the 21st Century
T4 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari · 2018
Open Library
Recommended byBill GatesAlfred LinAnna ChengDaniel PetreMatt MullenwegVinod KhoslaZoë Foster Blake
Custodians of the InternetCustodians of the Internet
T4 Custodians of the Internet
Tarleton Gillespie · 2018
Open Library
Recommended byDanah Boyd
24/624/6
T4 24/6
Tiffany Shlain · 2019
Open Library
Recommended byArianna Huffington
AntisocialAntisocial
T4 Antisocial
Andrew Marantz · 2019
Open Library
Recommended byKara Swisher
Merchants of TruthMerchants of Truth
T4 Merchants of Truth
Jill Abramson · 2019
Open Library
Recommended byBalaji S. Srinivasan
Netflix NationsNetflix Nations
T4 Netflix Nations
Ramon Lobato · 2019
The geography and licensing constraints of global streaming.
Open Library
Ruined by DesignRuined by Design
T4 Ruined by Design
Mike Monteiro · 2019
Open Library
Recommended byDaniel Burka
The Social PhotoThe Social Photo
T4 The Social Photo
Nathan Jurgenson · 2019
Open Library
Recommended byEvan Spiegel
Unfreedom of the PressUnfreedom of the Press
T4 Unfreedom of the Press
Mark R. Levin · 2019
Open Library
Recommended byDonald Trump
Ghosting the NewsGhosting the News
T4 Ghosting the News
Margaret Sullivan · 2020
Open Library
Recommended byAndrew Wilkinson
NexusNexus
T4 Nexus
Yuval Noah Harari · 2024
Open Library
Recommended byAndrew Wilkinson
The Anxious GenerationThe Anxious Generation
T4 The Anxious Generation
Jonathan Haidt · 2024
Open Library
Recommended byAndrew WilkinsonBill GatesThe Barefoot Investor
SuperagencySuperagency
T4 Superagency
Reid Hoffman, Greg Beato · 2025
Open Library
Recommended byBrad Feld
Breaking Smart
T4 Breaking Smart
Venkatesh Rao
unverified
Recommended byPatrick O'Shaughnessy
Computers and SocietyComputers and Society
T4 Computers and Society
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
EnshittificationEnshittification
T4 Enshittification
Cory Doctorow
unverified
Recommended byBrad Feld
Marshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing of My WorMarshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing of My Work!
T4 Marshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing of My Work!
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Suck: Worst-Case Scenarios in Media, Culture
T4 Suck: Worst-Case Scenarios in Media, Culture, Advertising, and the Internet
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The FuturistsThe Futurists
T4 The Futurists
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison

Experts 50

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Authors 6

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Bruce Greenwaldwrote 1 book hereMichael Lewiswrote 1 book hereEric Schmidtwrote 1 book here
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Kevin Kellywrote 1 book hereReid Hoffmanwrote 1 book hereJane McGonigalwrote 1 book here

Recommenders 45

Patrick Collisonrecommends 19 books here
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Mohnish Pabrairecommends 6 books here
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Andrew Wilkinsonrecommends 4 books hereBrad Feldrecommends 3 books hereAlfred Linrecommends 3 books hereEv Williamsrecommends 3 books hereArianna Huffingtonrecommends 2 books here
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Balaji S. Srinivasanrecommends 2 books hereBill Gatesrecommends 2 books hereKeith Raboisrecommends 2 books hereMatt Mullenwegrecommends 2 books here
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Nat Eliasonrecommends 2 books here
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Patrick O'Shaughnessyrecommends 2 books hereTristan Harrisrecommends 2 books hereJohn Doerrrecommends 1 book here
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Kevin Kellyrecommends 1 book hereMarc Benioffrecommends 1 book hereRyan Holidayrecommends 1 book here
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Anna Chengrecommends 1 book here
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Antonio García Martínezrecommends 1 book here
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Cal Newportrecommends 1 book hereDanah Boydrecommends 1 book hereDaniel Burkarecommends 1 book here
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Daniel Petrerecommends 1 book here
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David Perellrecommends 1 book here
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Diana Kimballrecommends 1 book hereDonald Trumprecommends 1 book hereEric Weinsteinrecommends 1 book hereEvan Spiegelrecommends 1 book here
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George Hatzisrecommends 1 book hereJack Marecommends 1 book hereJohn Maedarecommends 1 book hereKara Swisherrecommends 1 book hereKathryn Minshewrecommends 1 book here
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Lauren Capelinrecommends 1 book hereMichael Bloombergrecommends 1 book here
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Mike Maples, Jr.recommends 1 book here
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Nir Eyalrecommends 1 book hereRichard Bransonrecommends 1 book here
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Sahil Lavingiarecommends 1 book hereSatya Nadellarecommends 1 book here
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The Barefoot Investorrecommends 1 book hereTim Ferrissrecommends 1 book hereVinod Khoslarecommends 1 book hereZoë Foster Blakerecommends 1 book here
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