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The control revolution : how the Internet is putting individuals in charge and changing the world we know / Andrew L. Shapiro.
1999
D 80 SHAP.C
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Title
The control revolution : how the Internet is putting individuals in charge and changing the world we know / Andrew L. Shapiro.
Description
xvi, 286 pages ; [28] cm.
ISBN
1891620193
9781891620195
189162086X
9781891620867
9781891620195
189162086X
9781891620867
Alternate Call Number
D 80 SHAP.C
Summary
In this exploration of the meaning of the Internet, journalist and legal scholar Andrew Shapiro weaves a narrative through events that are occurring all around us. Dissidents use the Net to evade censorship to get their messages out. Musicians bypass record companies and put their songs on the world wide web for fans to download directly. "Day traders" roil the stock market, buying securities online with the click of a mouse and then selling minutes later when the price jumps. Shapiro argues that there is a common thread underlying these developments. It is not just a change in how we compute or communicate. Rather, it is a potentially radical shift in who is in control - of information, experience, and resources.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-276) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
pt. 1. Revolution. "We have revolution now"
The politics of code
Gaining control
Liebling's revenge: the power of interactivity
Masters of our domains: personalization of experience
The decline of middlemen: day trading and "electrified voting"
pt. 2. Resistance. An anxious state: controlling speech, secrets, creativity
Where do you want to go today?: Microsoft and the illusion of control
pt. 3. Oversteer. Narrowing our horizons
A fraying net
Freedom from speech
The drudge factor
Shopper's heaven?
Push-button politics
Privacy for sale
pt. 4. Balance. Mapping principles
Shattering illusions
In defense of middlemen
In defense of accidents
Surf globally, Network locally
The tools of democracy
Epilogue: From revolution to resolution.
The politics of code
Gaining control
Liebling's revenge: the power of interactivity
Masters of our domains: personalization of experience
The decline of middlemen: day trading and "electrified voting"
pt. 2. Resistance. An anxious state: controlling speech, secrets, creativity
Where do you want to go today?: Microsoft and the illusion of control
pt. 3. Oversteer. Narrowing our horizons
A fraying net
Freedom from speech
The drudge factor
Shopper's heaven?
Push-button politics
Privacy for sale
pt. 4. Balance. Mapping principles
Shattering illusions
In defense of middlemen
In defense of accidents
Surf globally, Network locally
The tools of democracy
Epilogue: From revolution to resolution.
Series
Series
Century Foundation book.
Published
New York : PublicAffairs, c1999.
Language
English
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