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The author explores the & 8220;net effect& 8221; - not just how it evolved and what it does, but how it relates to the way we live. Most writing about the Net focuses on a particular aspect: its use for business or its driving technology, for example. This book aims at a broader target. .

The author highlights the connections between the various Net companies and places them in the wider context of society, its development and continued evolution. Although it concentrates on the developed world, Porter extends the discussion to all populations, since she contends that theoretically the Net is available to everyone and can affect the future cultural development of our entire species. .

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Table Of Contents .

Acknowledgements iii

Foreword iv

Preamble 5 (1)

Morphing From IT to ET

6 (2)

introduction: the janus approach 8 (7)

Connections

9 (2)

How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix

11 (3)

The Importance of Nothing

14 (1)

section 1: the long & 038; winding slip-road 15 (34)

Anatomy of the Elegant Box

16 (2)

The War That Changed Everything

18 (4)

A Bodyguard of Lies

22 (5)

Tunny Turns the Tide

27 (3)

Swords Into MicroChips

30 (4)

A Decade of Secrets; Computers With Your Tea

34 (3)

Defense & 038; the Big Bucks

37 (3)

Time of Transition

40 (2)

Racing to the Net

42 (7)

section 2: clear-eyed acumen & 038; blind dreams 49 (30)

Tooled-Up

50 (2)

Scaredy-Cats

52 (6)

Embracing the Beast

58 (5)

Who& 8217;s Spinning the Web?

63 (6)

Gallimaufry

69 (1)

Information

70 (3)

Entertainment & 038; Leisure

73 (3)

Commerce

76 (3)

section 3: the da vinci syndrome 79 (52)

Under the Influence

80 (2)

The Virtual Architect

82 (1)

Not Crying Over Split Paint

83 (3)

Fuzzy Boundaries

86 (3)

The Book Unbound

89 (5)

Digi Display

94 (1)

POV

95 (2)

Bending Reality

97 (5)

Playtime

102 (3)

Inviting the Viewer

105 (2)

Fashioning Worlds

107 (2)

Lights, Camera, Let-Down

109 (3)

Reeling You In

112 (2)

Tinkle, Tinkle Little NetStar

114 (3)

Music to Your Ears

117 (5)

Next Stages

122 (3)

Buttressing the ThinkTank

125 (3)

Reaping Rewards

128 (2)

The Price of Talent

130 (1)

section 4: the internet experience 131 (38)

WWWwhat else is there?

132 (5)

Here Be Dragons

137 (1)

I Want IT and I Want It Now

138 (3)

Worker Rights & Wrongs; Web Pros & 038; Cons

141 (6)

Power to the Net People

147 (10)

Securing The Net

157 (6)

Slipping Through the Net

163 (3)

Learning CyberLessons

166 (1)

Community Spirit

167 (2)

coda: quo vadis 169 (11)

Growing Like Topsy

170 (1)

Asking Better Questions

171 (2)

Okay, Wotcha Got Now?

173 (4)

Tomorrow

177 (3)

Index 180 .

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