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Born digital understanding the first generation of digital natives

The most enduring change wrought by the digital revolution is neither the new business models nor the new search algorithms, but rather the massive generation gap between those who were born digital and those who were not. The first generation of "digital natives"--children who were born i...

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Main Author: Palfrey, John G.
Other Authors: Gasser, Urs.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Basic Books, c2008.
Subjects:
Information society > Social aspects.
Information technology > Social aspects.
Technological innovations > Social aspects.
Internet and children.
Internet and teenagers.
Internet > Social aspects.
Technology > Social aspects.
Digital media > Social aspects.
Summary: The most enduring change wrought by the digital revolution is neither the new business models nor the new search algorithms, but rather the massive generation gap between those who were born digital and those who were not. The first generation of "digital natives"--children who were born into and raised in the digital world--is now coming of age, and soon our world will be reshaped in their image. Our economy, our cultural life, even the shape of our family life will be forever transformed. But who are these digital natives? How are they different from older generations, and what is the world they're creating going to look like? Based on original research and advancing new theories, the authors explore a broad range of issues, from the highly philosophical to the purely practical.--From publisher description.
Physical Description: vii, 375 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-363) and index.
ISBN: 0465005152
9780465005154
Author Notes: John Palfrey is Clinical Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School. He is a regular commentator on network news programs, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News, NPR and BBC. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Urs Gasser is an associate professor of law at the University of St. Gallen, where he serves as the director of the Research Center for Information Law, as well as a faculty fellow of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School. He has published and edited, respectively, six books and has written over fifty articles in books, law reviews, and professional journals. He lives in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

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