I'd like to recommend Melissa Scott's The Jazz. It is out of print but available on the Kindle. It's a light, fun read, (not Stephenson style, that is for sure)

I'd like to recommend Melissa Scott's The Jazz. It is out of print but available on the Kindle. It's a light, fun read, (not Stephenson style, that is for sure) but quite perceptive in how one can use the net to spin misinformation. A few of the stories on HN have reminded me of that book - most recently the twitter fake news story: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=577700 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=577700