Saturday, October 25, 2014 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Internet start-ups seem as ubiquitous as garage bands, but the story of the ill-fated Diaspora project reminds us how difficult such endeavors are. Dwyer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist, emphasizes the human cost of this ambitious social network dreamed up by four NYU students; designed to give users more control than Facebook over what they shared, the initiative quickly got funding—then bogged down in technical and other problems, including the suicide of one of the founders. (Viking)
Beer and wine will be available.
5015 Connecticut Ave NW
20008 Washington
usNon Fiction
$27.95
ISBN: 9780670025602
Availability: Special Order—Subject to Availability
Published: Viking Books - October 16th, 2014
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