This book was originally published in 1997 by Intangible Assets, in part as a protest against the restrictive laws being considered at the time, such as the Communications Decency Act. The original book incorporated photographs by Tracy Lee, who along with myself, was one of the first online diarists — what people call bloggers today. Much of the original introductory material to the book is less relevant to this reissue, but can be found in an Appendix at the end of the book. Tracy Lee’s photographs and introduction can be found in the original print edition.
—Mary Anne Mohanraj