Difference between revisions of "Howard Rheingold"
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Rheingold's fascination with mind-altering and its methods led him in the early 1980s to the Institute of Noetic Sciences and Xerox PARC, where he had a chance to work on the earliest personal computers. This led to his writing Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology (1985), a history of the people behind the development of the personal computer. | Rheingold's fascination with mind-altering and its methods led him in the early 1980s to the Institute of Noetic Sciences and Xerox PARC, where he had a chance to work on the earliest personal computers. This led to his writing Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology (1985), a history of the people behind the development of the personal computer. | ||
− | In 1985 he joined The WELL, an influential early online community | + | In 1985 he joined The WELL, an influential early online community founded by [[Stewart Brand]] and [[Larry Brilliant]]. He explored that experience in his book The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier (1993). During that period he also wrote and published the book Virtual Reality: Exploring the Brave New Technologies of Artificial Experience and Interactive Worlds from Cyberspace to Teledildonics (1991). |
==Whole Earth and HotWired== | ==Whole Earth and HotWired== | ||
− | Rheingold served a stint editing the Whole Earth Review, after which he served as editor in chief of the Millennium Whole Earth Catalog. | + | Rheingold served a stint editing the Whole Earth Review, after which he served as editor in chief of the Millennium Whole Earth Catalog (1994). |
He was then hired as founding executive editor of HotWired, one of the first commercial content web sites, created in 1994 by Wired magazine. | He was then hired as founding executive editor of HotWired, one of the first commercial content web sites, created in 1994 by Wired magazine. | ||
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==Personal Life== | ==Personal Life== | ||
− | Rheingold lives in Mill Valley, California, with his wife Judy and daughter Mamie. He works in a converted garage, or outdoors when the weather allows. He relaxes by gardening, walking his dogs and creating art, include a large collection of brightly-painted shoes. | + | Rheingold lives in Mill Valley, California, with his wife Judy and daughter Mamie. He works in an office which is a converted garage, or outdoors when the weather allows. He relaxes by gardening, walking his dogs and creating art, include a large collection of brightly-painted shoes. |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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**About Rheingold: http://www.rheingold.com/howard | **About Rheingold: http://www.rheingold.com/howard | ||
*Smart Mobs blog: http://www.smartmobs.com | *Smart Mobs blog: http://www.smartmobs.com | ||
+ | *Rheingold's vlog: http://vlog.rheingold.com | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Howard's Stuff]] | *[[Howard's Stuff]] | ||
+ | *[[Mindamplifier]] | ||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
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