In his book, Julian Stallabrass attempts to map the socio-political context that has given rise to artistic projects designed for the Internet and categorized today as Net.art. The practices commented on by the author began appearing as the Web was developing the hybrid form we know today. Stallabrass believes that the dissipation of the Internet’s utopian potential and its evolution toward a sphere that is increasingly dominated by commercial trade invalidate the very idea of an independent history of Net.art and its definition as a medium. Hence, Stallabrass gives equal attention to the cultural issues raised by the Internet in an advanced stage of capitalism and to artistic practices.