I can send you a copy of the book if you want... It's looking very good to
be a best-seller... and I hope very influential..
Best
don
At 3:09 PM -0800 2/5/98, Laura Breeden wrote:
>Hi, Toni. (Hi, Don -- we met at the GII Awards in New York last year... I
>was doing some consulting for Jim Hake, and I used to direct the TIIAP
>grant program at Commerce.)
>
>I haven't read Don's book yet, but I wanted to say that it's likely that
>many in the audience at INET98 will not have read it either. So, Toni,
>your perspective on YOUR experience, along with comments about what
>resonated for you in Don's book, will be very appropriate for the
>presentation. In addition, you will share the session with at least one
>other "youth" oriented presenter. Right now we expect that to be someone
>from a Soros Foundation-supported program for talented youth in Siberia.
>We are trying to put together several events that will include or focus on
>younger users of the Interet.
>
>I would not worry that someone else has written a book: in the end, we
>will want to hear what YOU have to say and you will be unique in terms of
>this conference.
>
>Laura
>
>PS We're not flooded at my apartment, but the streets were flooded nearby
>and the computer center where I volunteer had more than a foot of water in
>it. We are expecting more rain this weekend!
>
>
>>Hi! Hope you're not too flooded.. :/
>>
>>I just came across you're book Growing Up Digital, like probably most of
>>us, as it was reviewed by Katz in Hotwired. I'm reading the commentary on
>>Amazon with a bit mixed feelings. I'm sad that I didn't know about it
>>before but happy that it exists - even though I'm in a little bit of
>>trouble because of it.
>>
>>At the moment I'm working on http://an.org/inet98/ which I'm supposed to
>>present at the ISOC Inet'98 conference in Geneva next summer. The topic
>>is, more or less, my networked growing up. So, now that your book is here,
>>what am I supposed to tell them that they already don't know?
>>
>>The deadline is 16th, all work will be shared on the site, although now
>>there's not much else than the abstract which I'd hope you to check at
>><URL:http://www.an.org/inet98/abstract.txt>. It's written in October and
>>didn't know about your work then.
>>
>>Perhaps .. since I'm Finnish, even though based in Amsterdam at the
>>moment, I could combine the other abstracts I wrote about Finland
>><URL:http://www.netppl.fi/~antont/inet98/finland.abstract> and life
>><URL:http://www.cs.vu.nl/~antont/inet98/augnetcom.abstract> ("Augmented
>>Network Communities") to get an unique view?
>>
>>Is your perspective as american as the reviews seem to tell?
>>I don't have the book (yet).
>>
>>The ppl on cc are the ones who select the papers for the conference.
>>
>>Our earlier discussion is (hidden so far) at
>><URL:http://an.org/inet/.discussion/> and if it's ok with you I'll add
>>ours there too for the collaborators to see.
>>
>>Looking forward to your reaction, even a quick&dirty one would be
>>delightful.
>>
>>+ an + ~ Toni ~ : (t . !
>
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