Sociology and Anthropology St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Silicon Alley: The Rise and Fall of a New Media District Publisher: Routledge New York, NY 2004, 219 pages
Chronicling the go-go years of the new media district from beginning to end, Silicon Alley is a brilliant account of a memorable era and a cautionary tale about the danger in mixing buzz with the (not-so) smart money.
“Silicon Alley presents a clearheaded picture of the rise and decline of a new kind of urban industry. If creative people want to continue to live in high-priced cities, they would do well to heed the lessons in Indergaard’s book.” —Andrew Ross, author of No-Collar“This is the first comprehensive account of Silicon Alley, that streaking new media comet which symbolized the bright first years of the Internet economy in Manhattan. Michael Indergaard deserves much praise for tracing the trajectory of this fascinating light show.” —Wolf Heydebrand, NYU
“Silicon Alley presents a clearheaded picture of the rise and decline of a new kind of urban industry. If creative people want to continue to live in high-priced cities, they would do well to heed the lessons in Indergaard’s book.” —Andrew Ross, author of No-Collar
“This is the first comprehensive account of Silicon Alley, that streaking new media comet which symbolized the bright first years of the Internet economy in Manhattan. Michael Indergaard deserves much praise for tracing the trajectory of this fascinating light show.” —Wolf Heydebrand, NYU