Tech Nation - Roaring '20s and the Internet
       
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       10/21/1994 - Roaring '20s and the Internet
       
       Moira Gunn speaks with Jules Tygiel, a professor of history at San
       Francisco State University, about his new book. "The Great Los Angeles
       Swindle" describes Los Angeles in the Roaring '20s. It was the first
       truly modern American city, springing to life with oil wells and the
       burgeoning film industry. Both of these new industries were only made
       possible through the rapid advances in technology. In the oil swindle,
       stock issuers made outrageous promises to investors through the
       newly-minted tabloids; public morality was addressed by the first ever
       radio evangelists. The drama unfolds with shady characters,
       politicians, a Shanghai suicide, and a courtroom murder.
       
       Dr. Gunn also speaks with Larry Magid, syndicated columnist for the
       Los Angeles Times, and Christine Maxwell, president and CEO of the
       MacKinley Group. Both have written Internet books -- but each
       approaches the subject differently. Magid's "Cruising On-Line with
       Larry Magid" compares the major access providers and on-line services,
       while Maxwell's "New Rider Official Internet Yellow Pages" is sorted
       by topic. These books give rise to the question: "What are all these
       Internet books, and how many do I have to buy?"
       
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