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#Microserfs

Microserfs, published by HarperCollins in 1995, is an epistolary novel by Douglas Coupland. It first appeared in short story form Wired 3.07, July 1995. Microserfs: Transhumanity as the cover article for the January 1994 issue of Wired magazine and Read More..

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Description	Microserfs, published by HarperCollins in 1995, is an epistolary novel by Douglas Coupland. It first appeared in short story form Wired 3.07, July 1995. Microserfs: Transhumanity as the cover article for the January 1994 issue of Wired magazine and was subsequently expanded to full novel length. Wired 2.01, January 1994. Microserfs Set in the early 1990s, it captures the state of the technology industry before Windows 95, and anticipates the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s.The novel is presented in the form of diary entries maintained on a PowerBook by the narrator, Daniel. Because of this, as well as its formatting and usage of emoticons, this novel is similar to what emerged a decade later as the blog format.Coupland revisited many of the ideas in Microserfs in his 2006 novel JPod, which has been labeled "Microserfs for the Google generation". The Guardian, May 2006. "Observer Review: JPod by Douglas Coupland"
Description	Microserfs, published by HarperCollins in 1995, is an epistolary novel by Douglas Coupland. It first appeared in short story form Wired 3.07, July 1995. Microserfs: Transhumanity as the cover article for the January 1994 issue of Wired magazine and was subsequently expanded to full novel length. Wired 2.01, January 1994. Microserfs Set in the early 1990s, it captures the state of the technology industry before Windows 95, and anticipates the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s.The novel is presented in the form of diary entries maintained on a PowerBook by the narrator, Daniel. Because of this, as well as its formatting and usage of emoticons, this novel is similar to what emerged a decade later as the blog format.Coupland revisited many of the ideas in Microserfs in his 2006 novel JPod, which has been labeled "Microserfs for the Google generation". The Guardian, May 2006. "Observer Review: JPod by Douglas Coupland"

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Name	Microserfs
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Authors	Douglas Coupland
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Genre	Epistolary novel
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Language	English
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Country	Canada
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Pages	371 pp (Hardback)
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Media_type	Print (hardback & paperback)
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Isbn	0-06-039148-0
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Oclc	32167397
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Publisher	Regan Books, HarperCollins
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