An edition of Imagining the internet: personalities, predictions, perspectives
(2005)
Imagining the internet
personalities, predictions, perspectives
by Janna Quitney Anderson
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Imagining the internet: personalities, predictions, perspectives
2005, Rowman & Littlefield, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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0742539369 9780742539365
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Table of Contents
Introduction
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.
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