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LEADER: 02819cam a22003138a 4500
001 2005008431
003 DLC
005 20100205072658.0
008 050323s2005 mdu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2005008431
020 $a0742539369 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a0742539377 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aHM851$bA63 2005
082 00 $a303.48/33/0112$222
100 1 $aAnderson, Janna Quitney,$d1955-
245 10 $aImagining the internet :$bpersonalities, predictions, perspectives /$cJanna Quitney Anderson.
260 $aLanham, Md. :$bRowman & Littlefield,$cc2005.
263 $a0508
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- The Internet at the forefront : 1990 through 1995 were revolutionary, with changes surpassing any previous stretch of communications history -- From bonfires and bongos to the Web : people crave and benefit from connections, spurring communications networks to evolve -- Web gems : social, political, and economic expectations inspired intriguing statements about the Internet -- The 'highway' metaphor : finding a way to tell (and sell) how the Internet could be changing lives -- Knocking the Net : some warn the Internet is naughty, anti-nature, and nefarious, even supporters see negatives -- Saddam, O.J., and the Unabomber : Internet developments are tied to the news events and popular culture of the '90s -- Nothing is certain but death and taxes (and some predictions - including the death of taxes - may have been premature, while many other 'deaths' may come to pass) -- Aristotle, Jefferson, Marx, and Mcluhan : predictors use historic perspective to make their points on issues -- Supporters crow about "500 channels!" : everyone warns about "infoglut" : a breathless bromide about a video wonderland is bandied about, while information overload looms larger than ever -- Voices of the Net : zooming in on ten of the many people who made a difference by voicing concerns -- The threat to freedom, to the earth : as communications networks become all-seeing, thinkers/theorists expect Big Brother or a robot takeover -- The future of networks : the global mind doesn't need humans, but they may be able to use it if they'd like -- Nobody knows you're a dog, or do they? -- Hmmm ... will it happen? : these predictions did not come true, nor do they seem likely to come to pass.
650 0 $aInternet$xSocial aspects$xForecasting.
650 0 $aInternet$xPublic opinion$xHistory.
650 0 $aInformation technology$xSocial aspects$xForecasting.
650 0 $aComputer networks$xSocial aspects$xForecasting.
650 0 $aForecasting$xHistory$y20th century.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0510/2005008431.html