Sunday, November 03, 2013

Books - The New York Times

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Comics, One Frame at a Time
By J. D. BIERSDORFER
New apps include ComiXology, which isolates each panel of a comic and expands it to the full size of a phone screen.

'The Circle'

By DAVE EGGERS
Reviewed by ELLEN ULLMAN
In Dave Eggers's dystopian novel, an eager young woman gives up her private life to work at a company called the Circle.

'Smarter Than You Think'

By CLIVE THOMPSON
Reviewed by WALTER ISAACSON
Has the Internet age made us lazy, or has it produced, as Clive Thompson says, a "radical new style of human intelligence"?

'Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity, and Branding in the Social Media Age'

By ALICE E. MARWICK
Reviewed by WALTER KIRN

A study of Silicon Valley Web enthusiasts concludes that social media produce self-promoting, competitive corporate citizens.

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