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The Virtual Revolution

8.0(2)
First Aired:January 30, 2010
Seasons:1 season
Episodes:4
Status:Ended

Twenty years on from the invention of the World Wide Web, Dr Aleks Krotoski looks at how it is reshaping almost every aspect of our lives. Joined by some of the web's biggest names - including the founders of Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, and the web's inventor - she explores how far the web has lived up to its early promise.

Cast

Aleks Krotoski

Self - Presenter

Seasons

The Great Leveling?

E1The Great Leveling?

60m

Jan 30, 2010

Dr Aleks Krotoski explores how the internet is reshaping almost every aspect of our lives. Aleks charts the extraordinary rise of blogs, Wikipedia, and YouTube.

Enemy Of The State?

E2Enemy Of The State?

60m

Feb 6, 2010

Dr Aleks Krotoski explores how the internet is reshaping our lives. She charts how the Web is forging a new, young brand of politics involving direct action.

The Cost of Free

E3The Cost of Free

60m

Feb 13, 2010

Series in which Dr Aleks Krotoski explores how the internet is reshaping our lives. She shows how commerce has colonised the web, and how 'free' sites are paid for.

Homo Interneticus?

E4Homo Interneticus?

60m

Feb 20, 2010

Series in which Dr Aleks Krotoski explores how the internet is shaping our lives. Aleks examines social networks and asks how they're changing our relationships.

Storyline

Twenty years on from the invention of the World Wide Web, Dr Aleks Krotoski looks at how it is reshaping almost every aspect of our lives. Joined by some of the web's biggest names - including the founders of Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, and the web's inventor - she explores how far the web has lived up to its early promise.

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