The NET is a waste of time, and that's exactly what's right about it.-- William Gibson
Gibson's writing portrays a world in which technology is pervasive. The futuristic devices in his work are part of the environment much in the same way that computers (and other technologies) are in our world. A notebook computer is just a notebook much like a spoon is a spoon. Technology exists to solve problems. Nano robots provide real-time protection from graffiti. Celebrities are completely virtual. Think Lara Croft. Or Buzz Lightyear. Gibson is even credited with having predicted the internet. I don't know if he predicted blogs or not, but he has one located here.