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The boy kings

by Ketherine Losse, Katherine Losse · first published 2012

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2014–2018first – last mentioned

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  • musesum · Jun 30, 2014 · Recommends

    Hyperbole, anyone? "Boy Kings" by Katherine Losse probably has more insight, as she was an early employee at FB.

  • merrua · Sep 7, 2018 · Recommends

    …Collaborative Consumption is Changing the Way We Live. Privacy in Context: Technology, Policy, and the Integrity of Social Life. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. The Boy Kings: A Journey into the Heart of the Social Network. The Undersea Network (Sign, Storage, Transmission). Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor. Meaningful: The Story…

    on “Ask HN: What are your favorite non-fiction books of all time?” ↗
  • jboynyc · Jul 13, 2018 · Mentions

    …It's a very compelling account of the crises and pressures confronting today's young adults (among which I can still, just barely, count myself). Other books I've got lined up for the summer: • The Boy Kings: A Journey Into the Heart of the Social Network, by Kate Losse. This memoir by an early Facebook employee came out a few years ago, and I finally want to read it. • Social Creature, by Tara Isabella…

    on “Ask HN: 2018 Summer Reading List?” ↗

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