Extremely Online

Social media has dominated many of our lives over the last two decades and, for more and more people, the online world is often more "real" than our material one. But it can be hard to trace how we actually got to the point we're at now. When did Facebook introduce their notorious newsfeed that would ultimately lead to so much disinformation? When did online influencers start to become so powerful? And what happened to all those people who were so popular on Vine?

Extremely Online answers these questions and more, providing a fascinating social history of social media. And who better to write this book than acclaimed Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz who, by her own admission, spends her entire life on the internet? This accessible and entertaining read tells the story of how we have shaped the Internet, and how the Internet has shaped us.

A fun, enlightening book that would be perfect for anyone who wants to know how they ended up so extremely online.

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Who wrote it?
Taylor Lorenz, a former technology columnist for The Washington Post's business section covering online culture and the content creator industry. She was previously a technology reporter for The New York Times business section, The Atlantic, and The Daily Beast.

How does it come?
Paperback, 384 pages, 23 x 15 x 3 cm