Subjects:  1. Government - U.S. Government    2. History    3. History: American    4. Maryland - Local History    5. Political History    6. Politics / Current Events    7. U.S. President    8. United States - 20th Century    9. Computer Programming    10. History of specific subjects    11. Media studies    12. Press & journalism    13. USA   

Reviews (4)

A great RE-read!!
I first read this book in 1999 and enjoyed the narrative style and the accounts of various Internet users.After re-reading this book, I realized that Annette Markham has completely captured my attention theoretically.The prose is quite easy to read, which makes this book easy to skim.But a slower and more focused read gives quite a different picture, which I missed in my first reading.There is quite a lot of theoretical work which occurs under the surface of the narrative account. A fun and provocative read...
Too many books on cyberspace are predictable.Once you know the theory (marxism, uses & gratification, etc.), you pretty much know the rest without reading it.Such is not the case with this refreshing book. Cyberspace is still a relatively new phenome non and it is a seriousmistake to take our old theories and methods and force them into a moldthat doesn't fit.That sort of work produces overdetermined results thatare boring.Markham's book is NOT boring.It is a fun andthought-provoking account that will serve as a terrific starting place forserious inquiry about on-line experience.It would be useful andinteresting for academics and nonacademics alike.If you are interested inthinking seriously about what happens to our "selves" when we goon-line, and you want a book that is well-written and engaging, you willlike this book. Ahistorical and incoherent
A triumph of flimsy style over hollow substance. There is nothing of value in Markham's book except for the fact that it is just one more addition to the increasing ahistoricism of new autoethnographic work in communicationstudies. The author contradicts herself with abandon and seems to betranquilly unaware of the history of social studies of technology. Therepositioning of self, testfied to so glibly in the text, is not explainedwith reference to anything other than the author's own experience.How andwhy the self is positioned as such under modern capitalism and newtechnology is not a question that the book bothers to address.Surelytheory-building in an academic discipline amounts to more than exploitativerecounting of one's own online experience. What of context? What of theory?What of accuracy? If Markham's book serves any purpose at all, it is toreduce academic research to tabloid-like investigative journalism. Some ofus might be averse to such a move, but Markham clearly is not. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - General    2. Communication    3. Communication In Groups    4. Computer Networks    5. Cybernetics    6. International Relations - General    7. Politics - Current Events    8. Social Science    9. Social aspects    10. Social interaction    11. Sociology    12. Sociology - General    13. Virtual reality    14. Communication Studies    15. Impact of computing & IT on society    16. Internet    17. Social Science / Anthropology / General    18. Social research & statistics   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Economics - General    5. Europe    6. Government policy    7. Life Sciences - Evolution    8. Management - General    9. Management Information Systems    10. Technological innovations    11. Technology and state    12. Business & Economics / Economics / General    13. Computers-Management Information Systems    14. Economic Systems    15. Economics    16. Evolutionary Theory    17. Innovation Policy    18. Technology Policy   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    3. Political Science    4. Politics/International Relations    5. Sociology    6. Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism    7. School shootings    8. Police-community relations    9. Computer crimes    10. Women    11. Crimes against    12. Discrimination & Race Relations   

Subjects:  1. Artificial Intelligence - General    2. Computer Bks - General Information    3. Computer Books: General    4. Computers    5. Computers - General Information    6. Database Management - General    7. Information Technology    8. Bioinformatics    9. Computers / Information Technology    10. Databases & data structures    11. Government    12. Modeling Ontology    13. OWL Ontology    14. Semantic Business Services    15. Semantic Web    16. Web Processes    17. Web Services    18. World Wide Web (WWW)   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Computer Books: General    3. Computer Data Security    4. Computers    5. Government & Business    6. Security - General    7. Business & Economics / Government & Business   

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amazing
Fiber and wireless, he is amazingly correct in predicting the technology trends, can't wait to see what he is going to talk about in his next book.

More than a TV treatise! Better prognosticator than Popcorn!
George Gilder has been hailed as one of the foremost science and technology writers for Forbes Magazine. His book, Wealth and Poverty, was one of the "Bibles" of '80s supply-side economics. Although I may not totally agree with his economic views, his extensive research of telecommunications and how this vast and intertwined conglom of industries affects humanity is unquestionably thorough, thought provoking, intellegent, and timely.Some craggy rocks which potentially ground Gilder's predictions of a tidal wave on the technoscape are FCC auctions; mis-directed consumer advertising; lack of consumer education on what cell phone towers "really" are (you know, fear of radiation, cancer scare, etc.), and the inability of competing telecoms, cable companies, computer megopolies,etal to install fiber-optic cable and satellites at a break-neck enough pace. All I know is, wherever TCI has tried Internet services, the "Alpha Test" consumers not only wouldn't give it up after the test was over, some people would not move to an area where they couldn't purcase the service! So readers: Ride premiere prognosticator Gilder's technowave, and be one of the first to hang ten in a prospective post-Mellenium promised land! And be sure to pick up his other books, such as Microcosm. I believe he is updating this for 1998, and he's "write-on" in his first edition. Surf's up!

Gilder is the best in predicting technology / economy.
As former Director of Broadcast Engineering for Alabama Public Television, (America's oldest PBS Network) I can say that my 38 years of Telecom, Technology, and Broadcast experience strongly suggests that everthing I've ever read by George Gilder is excellent. George's books and Forbes /ASAP articles are an excellent reference for anyone concerned in how technology has and will continue to affect the economy of the U.S. and the World. James Foley -- Alpha Communications & OMNI Telecom ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business/Economics    2. Computer Bks - General Information    3. Computers - General Information    4. Digital television    5. Information Technology    6. Interactive computer systems    7. Interactive video    8. Telematics    9. Television    10. Television & Video    11. Television - General    12. Applications of Computing    13. Communication Studies    14. Government - U.S. Government    15. Impact of science & technology on society    16. Media, information & communication industries    17. USA   

Editorial Review

As social, political, and business forces struggle to come to terms with new communications technology, innovation doesn't progress--it freezes up. This sociopolitical and economic gridlock is what Neuman, McKnight, and Solomon are calling the "Gordian Knot." The authors examine how similar gridlock has happened in the past with other new technologies; for example, during the development of the railroad, among the telephone companies, and, more recently, with the international and inter-industrial wrestling matches over High Definition Television. The introduction of each of these technologies has involved a clash of economic interests among industrial giants or would-be giants--all of which have struggled to control access, standards, and proprietary technology in the emerging industry.Read more

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Great introduction to telecom policy issues and history
This was the first book I read about information and telecommunications policy, and it made me feel like I was not alone, lost in the confusing jungle of telecommunications: the historical baggage this field carries with it makes it difficult for any author to approach. However, Gordian Knot does a good job: comparing the present with the past (railways) and offering a solution that would really promote competition in communications. This book was read for an intro course on telecommunications policy, and is something I would suggest all people interested in the debates surrounding the development of infrastructure and competition in telecommunications should read. To supplement, I would suggest: Technologies of Freedom - Pool, and Brock's 'Telecom Policy for the Information Age'. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer Industry    2. Information Technology    3. Political Science    4. Politics / Current Events    5. Politics/International Relations    6. Public Policy - General    7. Public Policy - Social Policy    8. Information theory    9. Media, information & communication industries    10. Political science & theory    11. Technology / Social Aspects   

Editorial Review

The funny, frightening and true tale of cyberwar between twohacker gangs, the Legion of Doom and the Masters of Deception--a war that took place on YOUR phone network. ... Read more

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Still fun to read 10 years later...
At 225 pages you can breeze through it rather quickly, enjoying afascinating look at young people with the commitment, energy and intelligence it took to hack and learn new systems. It was a time when the phone company was deregulated but Ma Bell's offspring still held quite a lot of power and were irresistible to phone phreaks and hackers. If you don't expect too much you'll enjoy a look into the hacker sub-culture. They were explorers and not criminals. I attended several conferences with these guys in later years and can report that their pursuit of knowledge is still fascinating. Social engineering is still the best hack for me. Plik!

Good book on hackers sub-culture
Actually this is a great book about the hacker sub-culture, indeed one of the bests I have ever read. This book describes very well the whole story and social aspects of New York City hackers but fails when dealing with technical aspects or lacks it. I can afirm it's a good book for people who are intersted to know how poor guys in Queens, NY, rised from nothing to create one of the most notorious hacker gang ever and to improve knowledge about the late 80's and early 90's american hacker scene.

Journalistic view of one event
This is not a book about hackers; it's a book about some specific hackers who happen to come after much of the action was concluded. Even more than that, it's a book biased toward New York which contains every implied slander of Texas that one can meld into a narrative about hackers. I like the description of MOD, and thought the authors did an excellent job of building up the character of these kids, but find that for the size of this book, it missed an absolute raft of important knowledge. Why do people hack? What, besides damaged egos, makes it thrilling to have forbidden knowledge? How could our society be so incompetent as to leave these giant security holes everywhere? And finally: what was the global hacking culture like, outside of the spacy little land of New York City? The boys from LOD are treated as props and their contributions ignored, which is infuriating to someone who is familiar with the goings-on in the computer underground at that time. Also, technical writing is not difficult, and while this book tries to stay non-technical, I have to ask "why?" There are interesting details which are overlooked and could have been conveyed in English. These authors do a credible job of buildup, but then hype a few incidents into some metaphor for cyberspace, and consequently halve the strength of their book. I would recommend this to people who cannot simply pick up a copy of "2600" magazine or "Phrack" and figure it out for themselves, but not to anyone who cares about the heart, soul or brains of hacker culture. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business/Economics    2. Computer Crime    3. Computer crimes    4. Computer hackers    5. Computer security    6. Data Transmission Systems - General    7. General    8. New York    9. New York (State)    10. Politics / Current Events   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Computer - Internet    4. Directories    5. Internet - General    6. Reference - General    7. U.S. Government (General)   

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: General    2. Computer Science    3. Computer Science Research    4. Computers - General Information    5. General    6. High performance computing    7. Public Policy - General    8. Research grants    9. United States    10. Central government policies    11. Development studies    12. General Theory of Computing    13. USA   

Subjects:  1. Computer Books: General    2. Computers    3. Computers - General Information    4. Data processing    5. Government - General    6. Government communication systems    7. Internet in public administration    8. Management Information Systems    9. Politics / Current Events    10. Public administration    11. Central government    12. Computers / Management Information Systems    13. Computing and Information Technology    14. Library & Information Sciences   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Computer Industry    3. Economic History    4. High technology industries    5. Human Geography    6. Internet    7. Internet industry    8. New York    9. New York (State)    10. Planning    11. Political Science    12. Politics/International Relations    13. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    14. United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic    15. American studies    16. Impact of science & technology on society    17. Information technology industries    18. Media studies    19. Political Science / City Planning & Urban Development    20. c 1990 to c 2000   

Subjects:  1. Computer Data Security    2. Computer security    3. Government - U.S. Government    4. Government policy    5. Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Politics/International Relations    8. Privacy, Right of    9. U.S. - Political And Civil Rights    10. United States    11. Wiretapping    12. Central government policies    13. Constitutional & administrative law    14. Human rights    15. Social & Legal Aspects of Computing    16. USA   

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the effects of communications technologies on the city
Because I believe "place" matters in a world where the virtual life is becoming more common, the work by Christine Boyer, an urban historian at Princeton, caught my eye as I was skimming the dust jackets in the new book section at Apple Library. Rhetoric hyperbole.
If breakdown of the community is the omen to the subsequent alienation and dematerialisation of the human body, it has then started since corporate America introduced super-capitalism. Such inevitable development has beenhinted at in advance by Kierkegaard's existentialism. What evidence isthere to suggest that cyberspace and technology will substitute thematerial self with a immaterial self and obliterate urbanism? What do wehave to fear but fear itself? Bill is rich and doesn't give a damn, andReagan is still alive. The author might as well present to us a cityscapereminiscent of Mad Max and call it reality for it's no more believable thanthis book. Finally, bravo! to the effort of the author for writing such avast and complex amalgamation of sources and ideas and for arriving at suchan uninspiring conclusion. The quotes and sources alone make interestingreadings although I often wonder about their relevance in the wholesubject. This book doesn't inspire much passion. It maybe crafty in itscolourful language and high-flown metaphors. Sadly, it lacks the extrasparkle. :<...... ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Computers and civilization    3. Planning    4. Politics/International Relations    5. Telecommunication    6. Urban Architecture    7. Virtual reality    8. Architecture / General    9. CyberCities    10. Electronic Communication    11. Impact of computing & IT on society    12. Non-Classifiable    13. Theory of architecture   

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Expert Comments for Culture and Technology in the New Europe
"An insightful collection of research which foregrounds the importance of technology in this diverse, ever-transforming region."Sonia Rouve, Kings College, University of London Expert Comments for Culture and Technology in the New Europe
"An insightful collection of research which foregrounds the importance of technology in this diverse, ever-transforming region."Sonia Rouve, Kings College, University of LondonRead more

Subjects:  1. Civil society    2. Communication    3. Europe, Eastern    4. General    5. Intercultural communication    6. Internet (Computer network)    7. Social Science    8. Sociology    9. Sociology - General    10. Transborder data flow    11. Communication Studies    12. Discourse analysis    13. Eastern Europe    14. Europe    15. Impact of science & technology on society    16. Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication    17. POLITICS & GOVERNMENT   

Editorial Review

Hill and Hughes conducted extensive research online attempting to answer a basic question about the role of the Internet in the political scene: how do regular citizens actually use the Internet to discuss politics? In their research, they found a number of surprising things. For example, the lasting political content of the Internet is primarily conservative, yet when ongoing interaction is monitored it turns out that liberals outnumber conservatives among the actual users. Read more

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A Foundational Book for E-Commerce
As a Fortune 500 Market Researcher specializing in targeted/online marketing, I can't stress enough the importance of this foundational work.If we take a step back and think about the future of e-commerce morebroadly, then the true significance of Cyberpolitics becomes even clearer. Finally!Some evidence to back up Internet claims!!
This is really a very good book, and very timely as well.Too many books about the Internet, including books about politics, investing, relationships, privacy, etc., are simply pie-in-the-sky theorizing.Thisbook, focussing on politics, actually provides evidence through what lookslike lots of research to prove its assertions.I highly recommend thisbook to people interested in something a bit more down to earth and lessbreathless about politics, the Internet, and the future. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer - Internet    2. Computer network resources    3. Future Studies    4. Internet - General    5. Lobbying    6. Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights    7. Political Process - General    8. Political Science    9. Political participation    10. Political planning    11. Politics/International Relations    12. United States    13. Current Events / Mass Media    14. Impact of computing & IT on society    15. Internet    16. Political science & theory   

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Great book by someone who knows what he is taking about.
Everyone and their brother is writing about security, but this book is different.The author is an expert and knows what he is taking about. excellent!
Rattray lays a framework for the analysis of a growing threat to U.S. national security in the twenty-first century,information warfare (IW). While the number of studies on IW have steadily increased over the past five years, Rattray's book is unique in its sober examination of the hurdles organizations face in dealing with new technologies, as well as in its reference to the history of strategic warfare. This volume contributes to the growing literature on information warfare. It differs from other books, such as Sofaer and Goodman's Transnational Dimension of Cyber Crime,Denning's Information Warfare and Security, and Schwartau's Information Warfare in its historical analysis of U.S. strategic thinking in the inter-war period. It should be recommended to graduate and advanced undergraduate students.----J. Granville, Stanford

excellent!
Rattray lays a framework for the analysis of a growing threat to U.S. national security in the twenty-first century,information warfare (IW). While the number of studies on IW have steadily increased over the past five years, Rattray's book is unique in its sober examination of the hurdles organizations face in dealing with new technologies, as well as in its reference to the history of strategic warfare. This volume contributes to the growing literature on information warfare. It differs from other books, such as Sofaer and Goodman's Transnational Dimension of Cyber Crime,Denning's Information Warfare and Security, and Schwartau's Information Warfare in its historical analysis of U.S. strategic thinking in the inter-war period. It should be recommended to graduate and advanced undergraduate students. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Information Processing (Computer Science)    2. Information Storage & Retrieval    3. Information warfare    4. Internet - World Wide Web    5. Military Policy    6. Political Freedom & Security - International Secur    7. Political Science    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Security - General    11. Strategy    12. United States    13. 20th century    14. Computer Communications & Networking    15. Computers / Computer Science    16. Military intelligence    17. USA    18. War & defence operations   

Editorial Review

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Very exciting book!
I admit I have not read the entire book, but what I've read so far has been very interesting.Its a book worth picking up if you're interested in Microsoft and/or the Microsoft trial of the late 90s (U.S. v. Microsoft).
US V MICROSOFT
The book does not go into real detail.Everything in the book you could have learned from the nightly news.No new discoveries or anything.Book is filled with Newspaper articles that repeat the same thing over and over again.I dont think they could have mentioned that microsoft owns more than 90% of the worlds operating systems any more than they did.It was on every page!

A very good story.
Looking for an excellent story that seems to deliver both sides of the law suit brought against Microsoft, than this book is a must read for you. The authors take on a delicate subject and give you the best opportunity to make an informed decision.Read more

Subjects:  1. Antitrust    2. Antitrust Law    3. Business/Economics    4. Computer Industry (Economic Aspects)    5. Computer software industry    6. Courts - General    7. Industries - General    8. Law    9. Law and legislation    10. Microsoft Corporation    11. Restraint of trade    12. Trials, litigation, etc    13. United States    14. Central government policies    15. Competition law    16. Information technology industries    17. USA   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. E-Commerce - Internet Marketing    5. Economic aspects    6. Government policy    7. Information Management    8. Management    9. Management - General    10. Management Information Systems    11. Research, Industrial    12. Technological innovations    13. Computers / Management Information Systems    14. Management & management techniques