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24 alternatives to Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art

An illuminating view of the internet

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Dark Net▲62

   A revelatory examination of the internet

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Tubes▲54

   A Journey to the Center of the Internet

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   Understanding Media▲70

   The Extensions of Man

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   The Internet of Garbage▲71

   An assessment & prescription for our garbage internet

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind ▲65

   A glimpse inside the minds of highly creative people

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   for / with / in▲54

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   Envisioning Information▲87

   A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

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   The Internet is My Religion ▲68

   Exploration of life, personal turmoil & a connected humanity

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Exposed: Desire and Disobedience in the Digital Age▲62

   Digital Transparence and Expository Society

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    Designing the Invisible▲69

    Create great web experiences

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    Public Parts▲83

    How sharing in the digital age improves the way we work

    2015 · audible.com · its alternatives →

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    Where Wizards Stay Up Late▲56

    A History of the Origins of the Internet

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Shallows▲65

    What the internet is doing to our brains

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Utopia Is Creepy: And Other Provocations▲63

    Critical thoughts on the internet and its effects on society

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Textual Poachers▲61

    A canonical text of media studies

    2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    Designing for Performance: Weighing Aesthetics and Speed▲72

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    Dataclysm▲71

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    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Discussing Design▲68

    Improving communication and collaboration through critique

    2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

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    Community Building on the Web▲86

    Secret strategies for successful online communities

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Hamlet on the Holodeck▲67

    The future of narrative in cyberspace

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Streaming, Sharing, Stealing▲55

    Big Data and the Future of Entertainment

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Big Disconnect▲62

    Protecting Childhood and Relationships in the Digital Age

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    Winning Isn't Normal▲53

    Meditations on the art of ass-kicking

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    Understanding Comics▲79

    The invisible art of comic books

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