BARBED WIRED.

Authors :: Chapman, Gary
Source :: New Republic. 1/9/95-1/16/95, Vol. 212 Issue 2/3, p19-21. 3p. 1 Black and White Photograph.
Publication Year :: 1995
Abstract: Describes the periodical "Wired," which emphasizes counterculture in digital communications in the United States. Entry into the world of hackers, virtual reality makers, Internet surfers, and multimedia computer artists; Circulation of 100,000 in the first two years; Layout's influence on trends in magazine design; First successful publication to address social and cultural effects of information technology; Disengagement from difficult problems facing post-industrial societies; Excessive narcissism.