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Nicholas G. Carr

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United StatesWritersBorn 1959 · age 67
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Nicholas G. Carr is an American journalist and writer who has published books and articles on technology, business, and culture. His book The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.

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Nicholas G. Carr
said · Jul 2008
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...media are not just passive channels of information. They supply the stuff of thought, but they also shape the process of thought.

Is Google Making us Stupid in The Atlantic, July 2008.

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Nicholas G. Carr
said · Jun 9, 2003
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Today, no one would dispute that information technology has become the backbone of commerce.

Why IT Doesn't Matter Anymore, Harvard Business Review, June 9, 2003.

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Nicholas G. Carr
said · Jun 9, 2003
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In the long run, though, the greatest IT risk facing most companies is more prosaic than a catastrophe. It is, simply, overspending.

Why IT Doesn't Matter Anymore, Harvard Business Review, June 9, 2003.

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Born 1959 · age 67
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