SCOTT ROSENBERG is an award-winning journalist who left the "San Francisco Examiner "in 1995 with a group of like-minded colleagues to found Salon.com, where he served first as technology editor, later as managing editor, and finally as vice president for new projects, leaving in 2007 to write "Say Everything." For much of that time he wrote a blog covering the world of computers and the web, explaining complex issues in a lively voice for a non-technical readership. His coverage of the Microsoft trial, the Napster controversy, and the Internet bubble earned him a regular following. Rosenberg's writing has appeared in the "New York""Times, Wired, "the "San Francisco Examiner," and other publications. His previous books include "Dreaming In Code." Visit his website at www.wordyard.com.
"This is a terrific history of blogging and a convincing case for
its enduring significance. Rosenberg mixes the personal with the
conceptual in the same wonderful way that the web does."
--Walter Isaacson, author of "Einstein: His Life and Universe" and
CEO of the Aspen Institute
"Scott Rosenberg is the best defender blogging has ever had. He
eludes hype. He comes with no motive to debunk. He knows the
history cold, and tells his stories calmly. On what to credit
blogging with, and how to delimit it, there is no one with finer
judgment. And he is poetic on blogging as a democratic thing. "Say
Everything" is where I'd tell you to start if you want to
understand where blogging came from, and why it's important.
--Jay Rosen, creator of PressThink.org and professor of journalism
at New York University
"Blogging gives everyone a printing press, unleashing a social
force comparable to the printing press. "Say Everything" tells the
story of the people, culture, and technology that made that happen
and gives us an idea of where it's going, from a guy who saw it
happen around him."
--Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist
"Eminently readable and historically definitive...Rosenberg has
made it clear why the blogging revolution matters. Certain to be a
classic."
--Howard Rheingold, author of "Smart Mobs "and Visiting Professor
of Digital Journalism at Stanford
"The birth of newspapers, radio and television were fascinating
events, filled with larger-than-life characters. The thing is, you
didn't live through that, and the other thing is, there's not a lot
you can do about it now. Blogging is now, it's real, it's
fascinating and you're not just watching. Scott takes you on a
guided tour of what got us to where we are today."
--Seth Godin, author of "Tribes "and "Purple Cow "
"Scott Rosenberg provides an excellent fifteen-year history of the
voice of the person' on the Web, from Talking Points Memo to
Twitter, and profiles both
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