Editorial Review

The center does not hold. The rise of customizable media has mainstream thinkers, used to a near-monopoly on attention, running scared. Legal scholar Cass R. Sunstein makes the case for a more robust information diet from a slightly left of center point of view in Read more

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Thought-provoking, but not really scholarly or scientific
This was an interesting read for the first... 50 or 70 pages. Then it seemed like the info was repeated over and over again without new substantiation... kind of like debating with oneself - I lost interest right there... maybe that's because I have no background in law...
An Authoritarian Trashes the Internet
I give this book three stars not because I agree with it but because I think people need to read this book to find out that there are VERY influential people in this country who have a problem with the free exchange of information and ideas that occurs on the Internet.Sunstein's thesis is that the Internet fragments and personalizes information to such an extent that individuals are increasingly isolated from contrary views;this isolation allows "bad" ideas to go unchecked, thereby promoting extremism and threatening democracy.Sunstein proposes a series of "solutions" which are both unworkable and unnecessary, for his basic premise is flawed.
A poor solution for a problem that doesn't exist
Repulic.com identifies a problem with the new popularity of the internet.With all of the filtering we are able to do through the use of modern software, we may only ever see the type of content that reaffirms our own biases.According to Sunstein, this will result in people having less and less exposure to opposing viewpoints, and the end result will be the fragmentation of the Internet into splinter groups of like-minded individuals.He then goes on to identify a series of ways that this problem can be fixed, all of which involve increased regulation on the content of the web.
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Subjects:  1. Constitutional - First Amendment    2. Internet - General    3. Law    4. Political Ideologies - Democracy    5. Politics / Current Events    6. Reference    7. Freedom of information & freedom of speech    8. Impact of computing & IT on society    9. Internet    10. Law / General    11. Media studies    12. Philosophy    13. Political Philosophy    14. Political Science and International Relations    15. Political structures: democracy    16. Sociology   

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Absolutely Fascinating.
I'm going to be completely honest with you -
A Chunk of Internet History
There was a time when people were just starting e-mail and the World Wide Web, and had no real idea what sort of life the internet was going to bring forth.In the early 1990s, there weren't many rules, and commercial use of the Web had not taken it over.In 1995, an anarchic group of seven Swiss artists started the site www.etoy.com.In 1997, a billion-dollar firm to sell toys via the internet started up, registering as www.etoys.com.Two years later, eToys sued etoy for damaging the eToys trademark. The resulting fracas is told in an entertaining story that is not just a dot-com bust parable, _Leaving Reality Behind: etoy vs eToys.com & Other Battles to Control Cyberspace_ (Ecco) by Adam Wishart and Regula Bochsler.The earnestness and foolishness and greed herein described are universal; the contemporary surroundings of this tale, however, have much to tell us about the founding philosophy of the internet and its commercial future. part of the definitive internet history
In years to come when they're teaching the history of the internet in all its aspects at colleges this book will be one of a hand-full of books that will be essential reading.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. E-Commerce - General    5. EToys.com (Firm)    6. Etoy.Corporation    7. History    8. Internet    9. Internet - General    10. Internet domain names    11. Law and legislation    12. Social Aspects - General    13. Trials, litigation, etc    14. Business & Economics / General   

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: Internet General    2. Constitutional - First Amendment    3. Freedom of speech    4. International Relations - General    5. Internet    6. Internet - General    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Mass media    9. Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights    10. Political Science    11. Social aspects    12. United States   

Subjects:  1. Automation    2. Computer network resources    3. Information Storage & Retrieval    4. Information storage and retrieval systems    5. Internet - General    6. Law    7. Law Office Education    8. Law Office Technology    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Legal Research    11. Research    12. United States    13. Law / General   

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A Valuable Book
Some inventors and entrepreneurs may have become gun-shy about utilizing the Internet to promote their products after the collapse of more than 100 dot-coms and the disappearance of 40,000 dot-com jobs in 2000. However, the fact remains that the Internet has become a powerful business tool not only for "new economy" companies but also for "old economy" companies. This book provides the basis for making informed decisions for selecting, maintaining, and using domain names to promote your product or service.
Very Useful Book that Saves $$$
I think this book is worth every penny. It helped me to find best sites and deals on domain names. It also taught me how to protect my trademark and keep all my whois info private.

Subjects:  1. Business    2. Business/Economics    3. Computer Networks    4. Family Law - Divorce & Separation    5. Internet domain names    6. Law    7. Law Of Intellectual Property    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Management - General    10. Patent, Trademark, Copyright    11. Practical Guides   

Subjects:  1. American    2. Censorship    3. Constitutional - First Amendment    4. Current Affairs    5. General    6. Internet    7. Internet - General    8. Law    9. Law and legislation    10. Legal Reference / Law Profession    11. Politics/International Relations    12. Pornography    13. United States   

Subjects:  1. Commercial - International Trade    2. Internet    3. Law    4. Law and legislation    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Science & Technology    7. Social aspects    8. Taxation    9. United States    10. Law / Commercial / International Trade    11. Laws of Other Jurisdictions & General Law   

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Nonfiction - True Crime    2. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    4. Computer Science (Young Adult)    5. Computer crimes    6. Computers - Internet    7. Internet    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Law & Crime    10. Social Issues - General    11. Social Problems (General) (Young Adult)    12. Social Science - General    13. Social Situations - General    14. Social Studies - General    15. Social Sciences   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Commercial - General    3. Computer networks    4. Copyright    5. Electronic information resources    6. Internet    7. Law    8. Law and legislation    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. United States   

Subjects:  1. Communications    2. Computer networks    3. Digital communications    4. History & Theory - General    5. Information society    6. International    7. Law and legislation    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Political Science    10. Politics/International Relations    11. Telecommunication    12. Telecommunications    13. Impact of computing & IT on society    14. Internet    15. Media, information & communication industries    16. Political Science / History & Theory   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business & Financial    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business Law    5. Business/Economics    6. Electronic commerce    7. Internet - General    8. Law and legislation    9. United States    10. Commercial law    11. Law / Business    12. USA   

Subjects:  1. Censorship    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    3. Computer Bks - Internet    4. Computers - Internet    5. Freedom of speech    6. Internet    7. Internet - General    8. Internet and children    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Law & Crime    12. United States   

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good
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Subjects:  1. General    2. Mass Media - General    3. Media Studies - Electronic Media    4. Performing Arts    5. Performing Arts/Dance    6. Rating    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Telecommunications    9. Television - General    10. Television programs    11. V-chips    12. Violence on television    13. Communications engineering / telecommunications    14. Financial, taxation, commercial, industrial law    15. Internet    16. Media studies    17. Media, information & communication industries    18. Performing Arts / Mass Media    19. Television   

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Recommended for paralegals, law students, and researchers.
The online secrets of top legal researchers are covered in an important guide which uses interviews with experts to focus on legal research topics. From web site listings and commercial services to databases andprofessional journals, this is packed with practical references to legalresearch processes.

Learn From The Best!
This wonderful, timely book consists of interviews with the country's top legal researchers. I can't think of a better way to learn about legal research than from experts like Sabrina Pacifici, Cindy Chick, DianaBotluk, Genie Tyburski, Leigh Webber and the others profiled. learning from domain experts is fun!
This book should appeal to: 1) software developers and usability testers, to learn from experiences with well-established proprietary and newer web-based interfaces to highly structured databases (billions, literally,of pages in Lexis and WestLaw);2) content developers, web trainers andeducators in all fields who wrestle with quality issues of web content;3)observers of how professional communities use the web, as organizedassociations and for bottom-up information sharing;4) amateur andsemi-pro searchers who want to get tips from real pros trained in libraryand information science, as well as specific legal contents and methods.Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: General    2. Computer network resources    3. Computers    4. Internet - General    5. Internet searching    6. Interviews    7. Law librarians    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Legal Research    10. Online Searching    11. Online Services - Resource Directories    12. Reference - General    13. Research    14. United States    15. Legal profession    16. Research methods: general    17. World Wide Web (WWW)   

Editorial Review

Reed E. Hundt tells his version of what happened during the rapid development of the information economy during the 1990s, witnessed from his perch as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for four years. This is, of course, a political post--and Hundt has written a political book about Washington, D.C.'s wars over deregulation, education, and technology. Hundt won his job because he was so well connected to the Clinton-Gore administration: he knew Al Gore in high school and attended law school with Bill Clinton. As might be expected, then, Read more

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Both Major Parties are Responsible for this Mess
Former Chairman of the Federal Communications Communications Commission Reed Hundt is far too enamored of activist government. This unfortunate mindset severely hindered the author's legitimate opposition to the excesses of the Republican controlled U.S. Congress. Hundt rightfully wished to draw "attention to the contradictions between sound conservative ideology and (actual) Republican behavior." Many right-wing Republican elected officials indeed talked the talk about encouraging free economic activity in the telecom industry while hypocritically kowtowing to the wishes of the powerful and wealthy Baby Bells. Capitalist godfather Adam Smith long ago warned that businessmen are inclined to collude together to defraud the consumer. A logically consistent conservative opposes both the careless welfare given to financially disadvantaged individuals and the corporate classes. Also, the Baby Bells originally benefited from the monopoly status granted to them by the government. They therefore have obligations unlike those corporations that never received such special favors. These truths are readily ignored by many conservatives especially when tempted by the not so subtle bribes offered by the rich corporations. "Al Gore's agenda was clearly," added Hundt "to promote competition, stimulate investment and innovation, and guarantee social benefits." Please note the very last item---enbracing this goal did a tremendous amount of harm. Fun and insightful look at Washington meets Broadband
This book opened my eyes to the dealings of large telecom and media corporations and their lobbying in Washington. pick something else
looking for a little inside info on how the FCC operates and some background on some of their more controversial decisions of the clinton era, i incorrectly assumed that the memoirs of the FCC Chair would shed some light.all i got was inside the huge, some could argue enormous, head of Reed Hundt, an egomaniac looking for someone to spin.i can't even finish the book it's so poor.all the politics aside, this book is really very poorly crafted.it's not insightful and just plain upsetting to read the machinations about how, through regulatory rules, reed hundt and al gore single handedly spurred the economic resurgence of the US economy.how absurd! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Government - U.S. Government    2. Government policy    3. Information Technology    4. Information superhighway    5. Internet    6. Internet - General    7. Politics / Current Events    8. Politics/International Relations    9. Public Affairs & Administration    10. Social Aspects    11. Technology    12. Telecommunication policy    13. Telecommunications    14. United States    15. Impact of computing & IT on society    16. Law / General    17. POLITICS & GOVERNMENT    18. USA    19. Current Affairs   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Computer & Internet    3. General    4. Law    5. Legal profession   

Subjects:  1. Computer - Internet    2. Computer Networks    3. Computer Science    4. Computers    5. Computers And Society    6. Computers and civilization    7. Internet    8. Internet - General    9. Law    10. Law and ethics    11. Moral and ethical aspects    12. Social Aspects - General   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Computer Science (Young Adult)    4. Computers - Internet    5. Copyright    6. Electronic information sources    7. Internet    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Law & Crime    11. Law and legislation    12. Piracy (Copyright)    13. Social Problems (General) (Young Adult)    14. United States   

Subjects:  1. Computer & Internet    2. Computer networks    3. Copyright and electronic data processing    4. Encyclopedias    5. General    6. History    7. Intellectual Property - General    8. Internet    9. Law and legislation    10. Legal Reference / Law Profession    11. Science    12. Science/Mathematics    13. United States    14. Communications law    15. Law / General    16. Reference works   

Subjects:  1. Communications    2. Computer Networks    3. Computers    4. Intellectual Property - General    5. Internet    6. Internet - General    7. Law    8. Law Of Intellectual Property    9. Law and legislation    10. Legal Reference / Law Profession    11. Management - General    12. Torts    13. United States    14. Business & Economics / Business Law