| Title | The I in the Internet |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Jia Tolentino (author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.32376/3f8575cb.4e17f476 |
| Landing page | https://www.mediastudies.press/pub/tolentino-internet |
| Publisher | mediastudies.press |
| Published on | 2021-07-15 |
| Short abstract | IN THE BEGINNING the internet seemed good. |
| Long abstract | IN THE BEGINNING the internet seemed good. “I was in love with the internet the first time I used it at my dad’s office and thought it was the ULTIMATE COOL,” I wrote, when I was ten, on an Angelfire subpage titled “The Story of How Jia Got Her Web Addiction.” In a text box superimposed on a hideous violet background, I continued: But that was in third grade and all I was doing was going to Beanie Baby sites. Having an old, icky bicky computer at home, we didn’t have the Internet. Even AOL seemed like a far-off dream. Then we got a new top-o’-the-line computer in spring break ’99, and of course it came with all that demo stuff. So I finally had AOL and I was completely amazed at the marvel of having a profile and chatting and IMS!! |