A history of the Internet and the digital future / Johnny Ryan.

By:

Ryan, Johnny, 1980-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Reaktion Books, 2013.Description: 246 pages ; 23 cmISBN:

9781780231129
1780231121

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:

303.4834

LOC classification:

TK 5105.875 R988h 2013

Contents:

History of the Internet; Imprint page; Contents; Preface: The Great Adjustment; Distributed Network, Centrifugal Ideas; Expansion; The Emerging Environment; Glossary; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index

Summary: A History of the Internet and the Digital Future tells the story of the development of the Internet from the 1950's to the present and examines how the balance of power has shifted between the individual and the state in the areas of censorship, copyright infringement, intellectual freedom, and terrorism and warfare. Johnny Ryan explains how the Internet has revolutionized political campaigns; how the development of the World Wide Web enfranchised a new online population of assertive, niche consumers; and how the dot-com bust taught smarter firms to capitalize on the power of

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	TK 5105.875 R988h 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000165803

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A History of the Internet and the Digital Future tells the story of the development of the Internet from the 1950's to the present and examines how the balance of power has shifted between the individual and the state in the areas of censorship, copyright infringement, intellectual freedom, and terrorism and warfare. Johnny Ryan explains how the Internet has revolutionized political campaigns; how the development of the World Wide Web enfranchised a new online population of assertive, niche consumers; and how the dot-com bust taught smarter firms to capitalize on the power of

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