02543cam a2200289 i 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260100017000670200049000840400024001330500026001571000034001832450076002172500019002932640037003123000048003493360026003973370028004233380027004515040067004785201400005456500038019456500042019836500044020256500047020697760137021162336625820240511092238.0231027s2024    nyua     b    001 0 eng    a  2023041266  a9780593731383q(hardback ;qacid-free paper)  aHSLRCcHSLRC6HSLRC00aHD9696.8.A2bD59 20241 aDixon, Chris,d1972-eauthor.10aRead write own :bbuilding the next era of the Internet /cChris Dixon.  aFirst edition. 1aNew York :bRandom House,c2024.  axxviii, 287 pages :billustrations ;c22 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 233-269) and index.  a"The Internet of today is a far cry from its early promise of a decentralized, democratic network of creativity and innovation. In the past decade, the Internet has fallen under the control of a tiny group of massive companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook. In Read Write Own, tech visionary Chris Dixon argues that the dream of an open network for fostering creativity and entrepreneurship doesn't have to die, and that in fact it can, and must, be saved with blockchain networks, which he vitally separates from the currency-based speculation that it is unfortunately lumped together with - a distinction he calls "The Computer vs The Casino". With lucid and compelling prose - and drawing from his first-hand observations, mental models, and experiences over a 25-year career in the Internet industry - Dixon shows how the Internet has undergone three distinct eras, bringing us to the critical moment we're in today. The first act was the "read era," lasting from 1990 to 2005, in which early Internet networks democratized information. In the "read-write era," 2006-2020, corporate networks democratized publishing. And we are now entering the "read-write-own era," sometimes called web3, in which blockchain networks have begun to democratize ownership, granting power and economic benefits to the participants in the network--not just to massive corporations"--cProvided by publisher. 0aInternet industryvPopular works. 0aInternetxForecastingvPopular works. 0aBlockchains (Databases)vPopular works. 0aInternetxEconomic aspectsvPopular works.08iOnline version:aDixon, Chris, 1972-tRead write ownbFirst edition.dNew York : Random House, 2024z9780593731406w(DLC) 2023041267