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24 alternatives to The Internet of Us

Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data

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

1. 1
   The Dark Net▲62

   A revelatory examination of the internet

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Understanding Media▲70

   The Extensions of Man

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Data Smart▲76

   Using Data Science to Transform Information into Insight

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Streaming, Sharing, Stealing▲55

   Big Data and the Future of Entertainment

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Tubes▲54

   A Journey to the Center of the Internet

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Big Data▲73

   A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work & Think

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Sovereign Individual▲77

   Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Alone Together▲71

   Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Public Parts▲83

   How sharing in the digital age improves the way we work

   2015 · audible.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Age Of Context▲57

    The increasing importance of context in tech and our lives

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Real World of Technology ▲62

    The complex relationship between technology and society

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Winning with Data▲64

    Transform Culture, Empower People, and Shape the Future

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    We Need Diverse Books▲87

    Advocating and supporting non-majority narratives

    2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Internet of Garbage▲71

    An assessment & prescription for our garbage internet

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Organized Mind▲70

    Thinking straight in the age of information overload

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Who Owns the Future?▲66

    The concentration of money and power in our digital networks

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Search: How the Data Explosion Makes Us Smarter ▲90

    Holds up a mirror to our time to see if search can keep up

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Data Analysis with Open Source Tools▲69

    How to think about data

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Shallows▲65

    What the internet is doing to our brains

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Second Machine Age▲66

    Work, progress, and prosperity in a time of brilliant techno

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Organized Mind▲65

    Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Ungifted▲63

    Intelligence redefined

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Nonsense▲59

    The power of not knowing

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →