About the Author

Nick Biltonis a columnist and reporter forThe New York Times, where he explores the disruptive aspects of technology on business, culture and society. His columns span everything from the future of technology and privacy to the impact of social media on the Web. He is a regular guest on national TV and radio and is the author ofI Live in the Future & Here s How It Works. He lives in Los Angeles."

Reviews

""Fast-paced and perceptive."
--"The New York Times Book Review"
"Exhaustively researched...extensively detailed...unexpectedly addictive."
--"The Wall Street Journal""""#Backstabbing, power struggles and profanity laid bare" "It is breathless storytelling"
--"The New York Times"
"Deeply reported and deliciously written."
--"The Verge"
"A compelling read, more like espionage than a corporate history."
--"Fortune Magazine"
"A dramatic and detail-rich recounting."
--"Cnet"
"With a cinematic approach befitting its eclectic cast of characters, the perceptive read is rife with Byzantine-like intrigue, character clashes and broken dreams."
--"USA Today"
"Goes where no book has gone before."
--"The Huffington Post"
"Unputdownable."
--"The Wall Street Journal""""A fast-paced read, chock-full of details."
--"New York Magazine""""Nick Bilton s impressively detailed fly-on-the-wall expose of the micro-blogging site s birth and evolution evokes all the titillating elements of a soap opera."
-"Success Magazine"""


""Fast-paced and perceptive."
--"The New York Times Book Review"
"Exhaustively researched...extensively detailed...unexpectedly addictive."
--"The Wall Street Journal""
""#Backstabbing, power struggles and profanity laid bare"- "It is breathless storytelling"
--"The New York Times"
"Deeply reported and deliciously written."
--"The Verge"
"A compelling read, more like espionage than a corporate history."
--"Fortune Magazine"
"A dramatic and detail-rich recounting."
--"Cnet"
"With a cinematic approach befitting its eclectic cast of characters, the perceptive read...is rife with Byzantine-like intrigue, character clashes and broken dreams."
--"USA Today"
"Goes where no book has gone before."
--"The Huffington Post"
"Unputdownable."
--"The Wall Street Journal""
""A fast-paced read, chock-full of details."
--"New York Magazine""
""Nick Bilton's impressively detailed fly-on-the-wall expose of the micro-blogging site's birth and evolution evokes all the titillating elements of a soap opera."
-"Success Magazine""




""Fast-paced and perceptive."
--"The New York Times Book Review"

"Exhaustively researched...extensively detailed...unexpectedly addictive."
--"The Wall Street Journal""



""#Backstabbing, power struggles and profanity laid bare"- "It is breathless storytelling"
--"The New York Times"

"Deeply reported and deliciously written."
--"The Verge"

"A compelling read, more like espionage than a corporate history."
--"Fortune Magazine"

"A dramatic and detail-rich recounting."
--"Cnet"

"With a cinematic approach befitting its eclectic cast of characters, the perceptive read...is rife with Byzantine-like intrigue, character clashes and broken dreams."
--"USA Today"

"Goes where no book has gone before."
--"The Huffington Post"

"Unputdownable."
--"The Wall Street Journal""



""A fast-paced read, chock-full of details."
--"New York Magazine""



""Nick Bilton's impressively detailed fly-on-the-wall expose of the micro-blogging site's birth and evolution evokes all the titillating elements of a soap opera."
-"Success Magazine""


"Fast-paced and perceptive."
--"The New York Times Book Review"

"Exhaustively researched...extensively detailed...unexpectedly addictive."
--"The Wall Street Journal"

"#Backstabbing, power struggles and profanity laid bare"- "It is breathless storytelling"
--"The New York Times"

"Deeply reported and deliciously written."
--"The Verge" "A compelling read, more like espionage than a corporate history."
--"Fortune Magazine" "A dramatic and detail-rich recounting."
--Cnet "With a cinematic approach befitting its eclectic cast of characters, the perceptive read...is rife with Byzantine-like intrigue, character clashes and broken dreams."
--"USA Today" "Goes where no book has gone before."
--"The Huffington Post" "Unputdownable."
--"The" "Wall Street Journal"

"A fast-paced read, chock-full of details."
--"New York Magazine"
"Nick Bilton's impressively detailed fly-on-the-wall expose of the micro-blogging site's birth and evolution evokes all the titillating elements of a soap opera."
-"Success Magazine"