Authors: Jonathan Wallace. Mark Mangan.
Paperback, 320 pages
Publisher: Owl Books
Publication Date: 1997-03-15


Reviews :

    A groundbreaking study of the legal issues and ethical debates surrounding the international growth of the Internet and commercial online services. The authors examine the pressure on the government to regulate this new media, scrutinize the ongoing battles, and interview key players in both pro- and anti-regulation camps. Ultimately, they offer a framework for a workable regulatory compromise in the arena of free speech. "Required reading for anyone interested in free speech in modern society."The New York Times Book Review....

    By far the best-documented and most level-headed, readable, and informative book yet on the subject of freedom of speech on the Internet. Wallace and Mangan provide blow-by-blow chapters detailing the backgrounds and legal proceedings in each of the primary landmark U.S. episodes to date:

Memphis vs. Robert Thomas' Amateur Action pornography BBS
U.S. Government vs. Phillip Zimmerman's PGP
The University of Michigan student's snuff postings
Stratton stockbrokerage vs. Prodigy
The Church of Scientology vs. the world, in attempts to squelch anti-Scientology discussions on the Net
Comon sense vs. Martin Rimm's so-called "quantitative analyses" of Net pornography
Candyland's Bomb recipe pages
U.S. Senate Communications Decency Act proceedings
and thoughtful analyses of precedents in the legislation of previous telecommunications technologies (telephony, radio, and television)

My only complaint: either the authors (or, more likely, the publishers) opted for a sensationalized title that does not do justice to the much broader coverage actually provided. Highest Recommendation....

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Hardcover, 544 pages
Publisher: The MIT Press
Publication Date: 1997-05-01


Reviews :

    The Internet has rapidly become an important element of the economic system. The lack of accepted metrics for economic analysis of Internet transactions is therefore increasingly problematic. This book, one of the first to bring together research on Internet engineering and economics, attempts to establish such metrics.

The chapters, which developed out of a 1995 workshop held at MIT, include architectural models and analyses of Internet usage, as well as alternative pricing policies. The book is organized into six sections: 1) Introduction to Internet Economics, 2) The Economics of the Internet, 3) Interconnection and Multicast Economics, 4) Usage Sensitive Pricing, 5) Internet Commerce, and 6) Internet Economics and Policy.

Contributors: Loretta Anania, Joseph P. Bailey, Nevil Brownlee, David Carver, David Clark, David W. Crawford, Ketil Danielsen, Deborah Estrin, Branko Gerovac, David Gingold, Jiong Gong, Alok Gupta, Shai Herzog, Clark Johnson, Martyne M. Hallgren, Frank P. Kelly, Charlie Lai, Alan K. McAdams, Jeffrey K. MacKie-Mason, Lee W. McKnight, Gennady Medvinsky, Liam Murphy, John Murphy, B. Clifford Neuman, Jon M. Peha, Joseph Reagle, Mitrabarun Sarkar, Scott Shenker, Marvin A. Sirbu, Richard Jay Solomon, Padmanabhan Srinagesh, Dale O. Stahl, Hal R. Varian, Qiong Wang, Martin Weiss, Andrew B. Whinston....

Authors: Heywood Gould.
Kindle Edition, pages
Publisher: Tolmitch Press
Publication Date: 2008-02-20


Reviews :

    This is a witty, wise and brilliantly funny true record of what happens when a hopeful young revolutionary invades the corporate jungle. The pay was generous the work easy, and his colleagues decent at the Advanced Systems Development Division of IBM, America's technocratic giant. So why did Heywood Gould leave? And why do so many of the country's brightest and most creative young people reject corporate enticements? Was the corporation freak really an undercover provocateur working from within to undermine the system, or was he genuinely interested in the subtle distinctions of office size and executive comportment? When the comfortable crew cut ensconced within IBM's maternal walls confronts the hairy individualist-hustler at the water cooler, on coffee breaks, at top- level closed circuit TV meetings, and around the sexy secretary's desk, verbal bombs explode into one of the zaniest and most enjoyable reading experiences of today.

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Authors: Christian Crumlish.
Hardcover, 272 pages
Publisher: Sybex
Publication Date: 2004-09-28


Reviews :

    "A lot of people are starting to use the Internet to reconnect themselves to their neighborhood, their community, and the world. The Power of Many is a great survey of the way this is really being accomplished by many individuals working together."
—Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist.org

"What a fascinating topic. If you're interested in the future, the past, or the present, then you should read this book."
—Scott Heiferman, Co-Founder of Meetup.com and Fotolog.net

The development of social networks on the Web touches countless aspects of our everyday lives. With instant access to people of similar mindsets, near or far, we can readily form partnerships with more people and in more ways than ever before. It's now possible to use Internet tools to organize a rally, energize a political campaign, arrange a date, join a support group, or sell a product, as naturally as we use a phone.

Through a series of pertinent case studies and interviews with leading thinkers and doers in this rapidly evolving field, Christian Crumlish uncovers universal themes and lessons learned. He illustrates how we use peer-to-peer technologies--web services, blogs, mobile phone SMS, and more—to accomplish widespread goals. He also suggests how we can take even more advantage of these technologies to connect with people who have similar interests.

Discover how Howard Dean's campaign used the Internet to take a little-known candidate a long way. How activists arrange public meetings and drive letter-writing campaigns. How individuals find much-needed help for personal issues. How artists promote and air their creative genius. How business people and singles seek potential partners. And much, much more.

Here are just a few of the more than 60 experts, businesspeople, activists, and writers who share their insights:

• Futurist and best-selling author Howard Rheingold
• Scott Heiferman, founder of Meetup.com
• Executives from the American Red Cross, the Leukemia Society, and the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
• Venture capitalist Joi Ito
• Official and unofficial bloggers for the Bush, Clark, Dean, and Kerry campaigns
• Researchers Elizabeth Lane Lawley and Mary Hodder

The Power of Many explores how people are using new methods of social computing to simplify the ways they locate others who share their interests and kindle face-to-face communication. It reveals the tools that make it nearly effortless for groups and individuals to accomplish significant results in the real world. By understanding these trends and techniques, we can identify where and how to apply them in own lives. See the companion website at www.thepowerofmany.com....

Authors: John Howells.
Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Publication Date: 2005-02-09
Edition: 1

Reviews :

   

This book analyzes a range of social contexts in which human decisions shape technology in the market economy. It comprises a critical review of both a select research literature and in-depth historical studies. Material is drawn from many social science disciplines to inform the reader of the reality of taking decisions on innovation.

The chapters cover:

• The social context for individual acts of creative insight
• The development of the technology-market relationship
• The management of R&D and technological standards
• Technological competition
• The role of institutions of finance in innovation
• The reciprocal relationship between intellectual property law and technological innovation
• The role of technological skills and regimes of technological education in innovation
• An introduction to the role of the state in maintaining the innovative capacity of the private sector

 

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Authors: Richard O. Hundley.
Kindle Edition, 208 pages
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Publication Date: 2003-10-25


Reviews :

    Projects the impact of information technology and the information revoultion on areas across the globe for the next 10 to 15 years....

Authors: Aidan Mackey.
Paperback, 37 pages
Publisher: Ihs Press
Publication Date: 2009-04-01

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Hardcover, 416 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2000-05-12
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    Monitoring Land Supply with Geographic Information Systems Theory, Practice, and Parcel-Based Approaches

Monitoring the supply of buildable land and its capacity to accommodate growth within urbanizing regions is an increasingly important component of urban planning and growth management. Recent developments in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have opened up new opportunities for local and regional government to monitor land supply and capacity. Based on a study sponsored by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, this book reviews the state of the art in land monitoring, particularly as it benefits from the introduction of GIS data and analysis capabilities at the level of individual land parcels.

Monitoring Land Supply with Geographic Information Systems addresses:
* Technical and methodological frameworks for data collection and analysis as well as applications to a range of policy concerns
* Case studies of successful land monitoring programs, including Portland, Oregon; Montgomery County, Maryland; and the Puget Sound Regional Council in Washington
* Thematic topics ranging from database design to urban simulation modeling to organizational contexts
* Detailed findings of a national survey of land supply monitoring programs

This guide presents a comprehensive, timely, and critical overview of a fast-emerging field of planning and policy analysis. It provides an invaluable resource to professionals, including land use and economic development planners, GIS analysts, local government officials, and private developers....

Authors: David T Hill.
Hardcover, 224 pages
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Publication Date: 2005-08-09
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    This book provides a detailed analysis of how Southeast Asia's most populous and most unstable country is using the Internet and being changed by the web....

Authors: Steven Holtzman.
Hardcover, 208 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 1997-07-09


Reviews :

    As the internet and digital media become increasingly familiar presences in our daily lives, our encounters with the digital world become more frequent -- we get news on-line, we shop and book travel on the Web, we play games on our CD-ROMs. Yet we still haven't fully realized the potential of digital media to take us beyond what traditional media -- such as newspapers, books, TV, or film -- have to offer. It is precisely because the digital medium is so radically different, says Steven Holtzman, that it will influence not only the way we communicate, but also the way we think and create.

Through the work of artists and designers on the cutting edge of technology, Digital Mosaics explores the possibilities of digital expression: gravity-defying sculptures that can exist in cypberspace, a newspaper that communicates at a glance the relationships among various news stories, an interactive opera in which members of the audience become members of the audience become part of the performance. Holtzman also shows us how computer pioneers are now able to produce works of astonishing complexity and intelligence, dynamic worlds full of creatures that grow and evolve, music that perpetuates itself, and beautiful fractal images that rival nature's masterpieces.

Holtzman examines the unique qualities of these on-line experiences. Digital art is infinitely reproducible (there is no "original"), and yet is ephemeral. The digital experience is interactive, not passive, and this will change the way we look at and experience digital worlds. The traditional boundary between the audience and the artist will become only more blurred. And while the digital world links individuals to a global community, it is also a place in which individual expression will flourish as never before. The computer, says Holtzman, does not replace books, painting, photography, film, or theater. It is a new medium that will give rise to entirely new forms of creative expression.

Insightful, thought-provoking, and illustrated throughout, Digital Mosaics is the thoughtful traveler's guide to the digital worlds of our future....

    While we are constantly reminded that the digital medium is like none other, Steven Holtzman wants us to realize that we're not yet aware of just how different it is. The areas of uniqueness and its deeper capabilities as a means of artistic expression are just beginning to be explored. Holtzman takes us on a tour of some of the most exciting of these explorations. Moving back and forth among technical issues, artistic visions, and artistic technique, he pushes the door just a bit wider to reveal glimpses of new possibilities. While what's being done is exciting, the real wonder, Digital Mosaics shows, lies in the knowledge that today's artistic innovations pave the way for unexpected visions tomorrow. ...