Wake Up: The Nine Hashtags of Digital Disruption

by David Fagan

Your essential guide to the biggest revolution of the past century. David Fagan was at the forefront of this revolution as he helped take one of Australia’s largest media organisations from print to digital. In Wake Up, he explores the challenges and opportunities of the digital age from his position on the front line. He chronicles the rise of social media, online shopping, the Uber and Airbnb phenomena and the upending of traditional industries. Fagan observes the big emerging trends and examines the technologies leading this change, as the arrival of robots and artificial intelligence affects the way we live, work and play. If you haven’t been paying attention, now is the time to wake up.

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2018

Reviews

[Tara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book a lot - it was interesting and gave a good overview of a range of trends seens over the past few decades as digital technology has become more advanced and taken over more and more areas of our lives. It was easy to read, yet provided interesting/well researched information and was thought-provoking. I would recommend the book to those who are wanting to see the big picture of how digital technology is impacting and disrupting many areas of life - including business, education, relationships, etc.

[Paul Mulligan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book that affects every one us in one way or all nine. Fagan does his research and provides the crux of where our digital future is going. And with the disruptive change that he correctly talks about, he'll be needing to rewrite this all again in the next 5 years. I look forward to that one too.