Darknet: Hollywood’s War Against the Digital Generation
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
308 pages, May 2005
Synopsis: A look at emerging media, participatory culture and the clashes between entertainment companies and the digital generation.
- Named “one of the best business books of 2005.” Praise for Darknet from Lawrence Lessig, James Fallows, Steven Levy, Kara Swisher, Glenn Reynolds, Dan Gillmor, David Weinberger, Doc Searls and others
- Extensive free excerpts & mini-book chapters
- Visit the Darknet.com site
- See the book on Amazon
- See the Kindle version on Amazon
- See the book on Better World Books (now $3.98)
- Darknet has been published in five languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian and Russian.
Identity in the Age of Cloud Computing: The next-generation Internet’s impact on business, governance and social interaction
Publisher: Aspen Institute
110 pages, May 2009
Synopsis: As information, software and identity move to the cloud, the roundtable explores the transformative possibilities of this new computing paradigm for culture, commerce and personal communication. The report considers potential consequences for privacy, governance and security, and it includes policy recommendations and advice for the new presidential administration. JD Lasica synthesizes the output of 28 leaders and experts from the information technology, financial, government, academic and public policy sectors.
- Download free ebook (PDF)
- Available as paperback volume ($12)
Civic Engagement on the Move: How mobile media can serve the public good
Publisher: Aspen Institute
110 pages, July 2008
Synopsis: The Aspen Institute Roundtable on Mobile Media and Civic Engagement convened 29 thought leaders from business, academia and the nonprofit world to tackle a number of questions: How does increased mobility impact our willingness to engage people with different backgrounds than our own? What is it about mobile that sets it apart from other media platforms? How are citizen journalists who use mobile devices reshaping the enterprise of journalism? How are mobile technologies being put to good use on the streets to advance social justice?
- Download free ebook (PDF)
- Available as paperback volume ($12)
The Mobile Generation: Global Transformations at the Cellular Level
Publisher: Aspen Institute
72 pages, February 2007
Synopsis: A panoply of big thinkers at the 15th annual Aspen Institute Roundtable on Information Technology took part in a roundtable about the Mobile Generation, examining the profound changes ahead as a result of the convergence of wireless technologies and the Internet, with an emphasis on how youths use mobile technology.
- Download free ebook (PDF)
- Available as paperback volume ($12)
Book chapters
J.D. has written chapters in the following books:
- Internet Journalism and the Starr Investigation — Published in the anthology Thinking Clearly: Cases in Journalistic Decision-Making (Columbia University Press, 2003). Also see the teaching notes on the topic.
- Blogging as a form of journalism and Weblogs: A New Source of News are included in the anthology We’ve Got Blog: How Weblogs Are Changing Our Culture (Perseus Publishing, 2002).
- So you want to be an online journalist — Appeared in Writing.com: Creative Internet Strategies to Advance Your Writing Career, by Moira Anderson Allen (Allworth Press, August 1999).
