The Evolution of Social Media with Taylor Lorenz

The Preamble

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Joining Sharon on the podcast today is well-known reporter Taylor Lorenz, who has written for The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Atlantic, covering technology from the user perspective as an authority on Internet culture. In her new book, Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet, Taylor takes a nostalgic trip down memory lane beginning with the rise of blogger culture, and weaving through the roads of social media and how the usage of technology has evolved. From home decor and mommy blogs, to the wild west of Friendster and MySpace, to the rise of YouTube and the uncurated aesthetic of TikTok, we see how the internet has evolved over the past decades, and how it is shaping culture today.

Special thanks to our guest, Taylor Lorenz, for joining us today.

Host/Executive Producer: Sharon McMahon

Guest: Taylor Lorenz

Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder

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0:00.0	Hello friends, welcome, delighted to have you with me.
0:07.0	I am joined today by Taylor Lorenz, who is a very well-known reporter at Washington Post.
0:14.5	She's also worked at the New York Times.
0:16.4	Her work's been in the Atlantic, and she writes about technology from the user perspective.
0:21.8	From your perspective, not from the perspective of the Silicon Valley CEOs, she has a new
0:28.3	history book out about the history of social media called Extremely Online.
0:35.5	So let's dive in.
0:37.7	I'm Sharon McMahon, and here's where it gets interesting.
0:42.4	Well, I am very excited to welcome Taylor Lorenz to the show.
0:45.9	Thank you so much for being here.
0:47.3	Thanks for having me.
0:48.4	I've read your work for a long time in the Washington Post and the New York Times, and you
0:54.1	have a new book out.
0:57.2	And what an exciting day for you, what an exciting day to finally launch your book baby into
1:02.8	the world.
1:03.8	How are you feeling about it?
1:05.1	I'm just so excited for people to read it.
1:07.3	I hope they love it.
1:08.5	It was fun to get to write this, and it's like an nostalgia trip for anyone to spend time
1:12.9	on the internet in the past two decades.
1:14.8	Yes.
1:15.8	It absolutely was.
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