Pocket Internet (Economist)

by Sean Geer (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2001

  $28.77

  This fully updated edition of this best-selling title in The Economist pocket series contains Articles on * The technology behind the internet and how it is changing * The information society * The business of e-business * The players influencing the shape of the Internet An A-Z of key terms and jargon from @ and Avatar, through the differences between Hackers and Crackers, all the way to Xanadu and Zapata A wide range of appendices, including * A brief history of the Internet * Strategic advice on using scarch engines, choosing an ISP, planning a web presence, connecting on the move, downloading software, shopping on the Net * Hundreds of recommended web sites.