Reviewed Smart The Digital Century for the Hindustan Times
Reviewed Frederic Martel's book. One big-picture realization that dawns upon the reader after reading Smart: The Digital Century by Frederic Martel is that national boundaries are not going to become irrelevant anytime soon. There are many benefits from everyone having access to smartphones and the author goes to great lengths to do a ‘field survey’ by travelling to countries across five continents to see for himself how people are using their devices and their connectivity. People in the slums of Kenya, Soweto in South Africa, and favelas of Rio de Janeiro are using the internet to improve their lives. Martel summarizes: “For their part, Hezbollah, Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood have shown that the internet is compatible with all kinds of political power. It can be used by liberals as well as authoritarian regimes, offer a broadcast channel for terrorism as well as for peace, can be hijacked by jihad, but also by feminist militants and gay Arab activists. An instrument of ...
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I've been a content writer for more than a decade. I've also worked as a 'Technical Writer' in India's IT industry. I've written articles and book reviews for national media in India. I am interested in international news, current affairs and the latest in science & technology. I read the NYT, New Yorker, Politico, Atlantic and similar US media. I watch Rachel Maddow and other MSNBC shows on YouTube to get my fill of US politics. I watch Colbert ... but not so much of any of the other late night hosts like Jimmy Kimmel or Jimmy Fallon or John Oliver or Bill Maher. I am a Wikipedia editor. I've written CEO blogs and lots of content about SEO topics. I am familiar with WordPress websites and have maintained WordPress websites including Yoast SEO plugin. I don't design WordPress plugins myself though. I have written Amazon Affiliate content articles.
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