Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a MUD and an API? Don’t know your OCR from your PPC? Not quite clear on crowd-sourcing and culture jamming? Then this book is for you.

In a series of accessible and engagingly written essays, this book introduces and explains all the key aspects of the digital world and how it works. It is a book that will be welcomed by anyone who wants to understand one of the most powerful forces shaping our world.

Tom Chatfield completed a PhD in contemporary literature and philosophy at St. John's College, Oxford, before moving to London to work as a full-time writer and editor. He is currently the arts and books editor at Prospect magazine, where his reviews and essays appear regularly. His first book of non-fiction, FUN INC. examines the international culture of computer games. Tom is also working on his first novel and a collection of short stories. He is a keen amateur jazz pianist.