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1 online resource (xi, 307 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-290) and index. |
| 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 1990s -- 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, some 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? Privacy issues on the Internet -- Hmmm ... will it happen? : these predictions did not come true, nor do they seem likely to come to pass; then again, you never know. |
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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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| Summary |
In the early 1990s, people predicted the death of privacy, an end to the current concept of 'property, ' a paperless society, 500 channels of high-definition interactive television, world peace, and the extinction of the human race after a takeover engineered by intelligent machines. Imagining the Internet zeroes in on predictions about the Internet's future and revisits past predictions-and how they turned out. It gives the history of communications in a nutshell, illustrating the serious impact of pervasive networks and how they will change our lives over the next century. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Internet -- Social aspects -- Forecasting.
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Internet -- Social aspects. |
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Forecasting. |
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Internet -- Public opinion -- History.
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Internet. |
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Public opinion. |
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History. |
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Information technology -- Social aspects -- Forecasting.
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Information technology -- Social aspects -- Forecasting. |
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Information technology -- Social aspects. |
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Computer networks -- Social aspects -- Forecasting.
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Computer networks -- Social aspects. |
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Forecasting -- History -- 20th century.
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20th century |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Anderson, Janna Quitney, 1955- Imagining the internet. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2005 0742539369 9780742539365 (DLC) 2005008431 (OCoLC)58604767 |
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9780742568662 (electronic book) |
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0742568660 (electronic book) |
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0742539369 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780742539365 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0742539377 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780742539372 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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