Internet Babylon

Secrets, Scandals, and Shocks on the Information Superhighway
Softcover Nachdruck of the Original 1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-1-59059-299-1
Verlag: Apress

Buch, Englisch, 488 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 910 g

This book looks at the Internet from a sordid and entertaining perspective. The line between truth and fiction is blurred on the 'net, just as it is in Hollywood, and so are the scandals involving well-known movie and TV personalities, politicians, and the Internet's own brand of celebrities. The battle between illusion and reality is every bit as intense on the Internet as on the celluloid screen. Going beyond sites that glorify the seamier side to life, Internet Babylon is a guide to the unique sites that appeal to selective sensibilities.

Internet Babylon gives you the ability to live vicariously through and be a participant in extraordinary, even strange, goings-on that you might never otherwise encounter in your day-to-day life. You'll not only find entertaining and titillating stories that define the rough and wild side of a major force in society that's still developing, but you'll also discover the tools you need to be on top of breaking stories and find the news that's not fit to print.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Holden, Greg

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Digital Lifestyle Internet, E-Mail, Social Media
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Computerkommunikation & -vernetzung
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein Soziale und ethische Aspekte der EDV

Inhaltsverzeichnis

One The Rich and (In)Famousi.- 1 Family Values in Babylon.- 2 Washed Up in Babylon.- 3 The Babylon Enquirer.- Two The Afterlife.- 4 Unsolved Mysteries in Babylon.- 5 Death in Babylon.- 6 God in Babylon.- Three Bad Boys and Naughty Girls.- 7 Hackers and Other Internet Heroes.- 8 Spam and Other E-Mail Follies in Babylon.- 9 Low-Down, Dirty Scum in Babylon.- 10 Flakes and Fanatics in Babylon.- Four Big Brother Is Watching.- 11 Political Intrigue in Babylon.- 12 Scandals in Babylon.- 13 Government Secrets in Babylon.- Five Did You Hear the One About.?.- 14 Tongue Lashings in Babylon.- 15 Silliness, Fun, and Games in Babylon.- 16 Gossip in Babylon.- 17 Internet Legends, Myths, and Symbols.- 18 Dressing Up Your Home Page—and Yourself.- Six Big (and Not So Big) Business.- 19 E-Commerce Comedies in Babylon.- 20 But Is It Art?.

Über Autor(innen)

Since 1996, Greg Holden has been a full-time writer of books, articles, and columns on computer and Internet-related topics. He is the author of over 20 books on e-commerce, web design, and computing.