David H. Rothman’s NetWorld! is an early popular guide to what people were really doing on the Internet and what it meant for readers. Written as the network was entering public awareness, it surveys online communities, communication, and culture.
The book combines practical explanation with reflection on how the Internet was changing media and daily life. It is a useful record of the early online world as seen by an enthusiastic chronicler. This edition is a clean, public-domain text prepared for comfortable reading. Download the free EPUB of this early guide to life on the Internet.