Create an outline for an essay about Stewart Brand and his contributions to culture:🟢 1. Introduction: Stewart Brand and his contributions to the culture 2. The Whole Earth Catalog 3. The WELL 4. The Long Now Foundation 5. Conclusion 6. Bibliography ## Introduction Stewart Brand is an American entrepreneur, environmentalist, and writer. He is best known for being the founder of The Whole Earth Catalog, co-founder of the WELL, and co-founder of The Long Now Foundation. ## The Whole Earth Catalog The Whole Earth Catalog was a publication that was first published in 1968. It was published by Stewart Brand and edited by his wife, Lois Jennings. The catalog was a directory of resources that was aimed at the counterculture of the time. It was published and distributed by the Point Foundation, which was a non-profit organization that Brand had founded. The catalog was published nine times and had a circulation of roughly 250,000. The catalog had a range of different articles. There were sections on food, clothing, tools, shelter, and even information on how to start a business. The catalog also had a section on how to live a healthy lifestyle. It had articles on how to live in a healthy way and how to practice yoga. The catalog also had a section on how to live in a sustainable way. The catalog was a commercial success. It was a bestseller and sold more than 2 million copies. The catalog had a large influence on the culture. It was a major influence on the back-to-the-land movement and the environmental movement. ## The WELL The WELL was an online community that was founded by Brand in 1985. The WELL was a social network that was focused on the sharing of information. It was a forerunner to the social networking sites that are popular today. The WELL had a range of different features. It had a bulletin board system that allowed users to post messages. It also had a chat system that allowed users to communicate with each other. The WELL was the first online community to use the term “virtual community”. The WELL was also the first online community to have a paid membership. It was the first online community to have a business model. ## The Long Now Foundation The Long Now Foundation was founded by Brand in 1996. It was a non-profit organization that was based in San Francisco. The foundation was dedicated to the preservation of culture and the promotion of long-term thinking. The foundation was a forerunner to the modern-day idea of the “long-term thinker”. The foundation had a range of different projects. It had a 10,000 Year Clock, which was a clock that was designed to last for 10,000 years. The foundation also had a Rosetta Project, which was a project that was designed to preserve human languages. The foundation also had a series of books called the Rosetta Books. ## Conclusion Stewart Brand is a prominent figure in the counterculture movement. He is best known for his work on the Whole Earth Catalog and the WELL. He is also best known for his work with The Long Now Foundation. ## Bibliography - Stewart Brand. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Brand - The Whole Earth Catalog. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Earth_Catalog - The WELL. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_WELL The Long Now Foundation. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Now_Foundation ## Related - [[The Clock of the Long Now (Book)]] - [[Brian Eno (MOC)]] - [[Notes on "What the Dormouse Said"]] - [[Kindle/From Counterculture to Cyberculture]]