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Think your child is safe surfing the Web? Think again, says R. Stephanie Good in this chilling expose and personal memoir about her efforts with the FBI to bust child sex predators. Posing as a young girl, Stephanie has helped the federal government catch everyone from common perverts to Fortune 1000 executives, even an executive from a children's cable television channel. Stephanie reveals the near-tragic personal story that compelled her into this harrowing career and takes readers on the hunt. ... Read more

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If you like 'to catch a predator'...
This book goes hand and hand with the Chris Hanson book on the same subject.Her cases that she has worked were pretty wild.I thought it was a good read and if you like the Dateline show, you will like this book.

Interesting, but...
I thought that the book, overall, was interesting.Working in the criminal justice system, I know this occurs.I must also counter another reviewer by saying that yes, these predators do indeed succeed in luring young teens into sexual relationships.I have seen it literally dozens of times.

However, I found that the book was poorly written.It was extremely repetitive and the author spends a large portion of the latter section of the book defending her actions and reiterating the fact that she didn't testify in court in order to sell more books.

I must certainly commend her actions, but I believe that the author spends far too much time defending her motives and explaining why she is on the internet working for the FBI and not enough time explaining the phenomenon itself.

Excellent Book
This book is a must read for parents and for anyone working in local, state or federal law enforcement.It offers a clear understanding of how many sick people are out there and how our children are so vulnerable and easily exposed to these internet predators.The work of Good together with the FBI is extraordinary.Their efforts will not take all predators off the street, but with each one they send to jail, several of our children are saved from their lives and innocense being destroyed.

Exposed
This book was very informative and eye opening.I recommend it for anyone with a teenager that wants to know what to look for on the internet.

Truth in Print....Get the book!
Hey Folks,
Mrs.Good takes you through her experiences with the sexual predators that she enounters in her great work as a civilian UC helping the FBI put these folks where they belong...in a cage away from our kids! This book discusses the many facets of this section of law enforcement and even brings you into a trial and shows you the sleazy attempt by a defense lawyer to get the predator from having to do the time for his, or her, crime. This is a great book to companinion "To catch a Predator" by Chris Hasen. These two books are must reads for anyone interested in this subject. God Bless you all, Doneaux. ... Read more

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This timely volume explores the psychological aspects of cyberspace, a virtual world in which people from around the globe are acting and interacting in many new, unusual, and occasionally alarming ways. Drawing on research in the social sciences, communications, business, and other fields, Patricia Wallace examines how the online environment can influence the way we behave, sometimes for the better, sometimes not. Our own online behavior then becomes part of the Internet's psychological environment for others, creating opportunities for shaping the way this new territory for human interaction is unfolding. Since the Internet--and our experience within it--is still young, we have a rare window of opportunity to influence the course of its development. With a new preface that incorporates many of the changes online and in the field since the hardcover edition was published, the paperback edition of The Psychology of the Internet includes the latest coverage of e-commerce, workplace surveillance and datamining, all areas of recent intense public concern. Patricia M. Wallace is Executive Director of the Center for Knowledge and Information Management at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. She is author of an interactive psychology CD-ROM called PRISM and of the textbook Introduction to Psychology, Fourth Edition (with Jeffrey Goldstein). Dr. Wallace is also the principal investigator on grants from the Annenberg Projects/Corporation for Public Broadcasting dealing with language learning through CD-ROMs and the Internet.Amazon.com Review
The Internet abounds with folk psychologists. People who have never so much as read a Dr. Joyce Brothers column are happy to explain, after their first taste of a chat room or online discussion, just why it is that humans behave in curious ways on the Net. By now, though, the Internet has been around long enough that a fair number of actually credentialed social scientists have given it a close look, and Patricia Wallace has done us all the favor of summing up their observations--and hers--in a single volume, The Psychology of the Internet. A clear, concise, and comprehensive overview of the emotional and behavioral dimensions of life online, this brief textbook should be basic reading for every armchair cybershrink.

Starting with a useful breakdown of the variety of Internet experiences (chat spaces, newsgroups, home pages, auction sites), Wallace moves on to examine the many ways these settings can influence the ways we act and feel. Such hot-button topics as flame wars, online gender-bending, cyberporn, and Internet "addiction" (as well as subtler matters like online impression formation and group dynamics) here get a levelheaded look, anchored in studies not only of the phenomena themselves but of human behavior in general. Wallace writes in a brisk, simple style--employing an easy blend of anecdote and science--and the conclusion that gradually emerges is just as straightforward: Contrary to popular mythology, people online aren't any more or less twisted than people offline. They just twist a little differently, is all. --Julian Dibbell ... Read more

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Still a Masterpiece
Can you write a book on social and psychological aspects of the internet which is not outdated 10 years after publication? Patricia Wallace manages the impossible. Written before the turn of the century, the book carefully describes and draws conclusions on internet behaviour and interaction. The observation that the advances and changes of the last decade have little impact on the findings are supportive of their validity and strength.

It's also entertaining to read and accessible for the non-psychologist. Recommended.

Wonderful!
I had to write an essay on aggression and the Internet, and picked up this book for research. I ended up reading a lot more than just one chapter! This is an informative read, written in a clear, engaging and approachable style. It builds off of existing psychology research and extends it into the virtual world. Yes, I think it's BEST to read this if you've already been exposed to the basics of psychology, but this book will not throw you off if you haven't, because of the author's approachable style and willingness to explain the psychological terminology.

Anyway, this book explores the psychology behind internet interactions, including the formation of net groups, aggression, loving and liking over the web, deviant behavior, why people look at porn, and more. It gives a solid, intro-to-intermediate look at all of these subjects. The only problem is that this book is slightly dated in this world of IM, chatrooms, and Warcraft. (It still talks about email listservs, which is something of the past.) So the reason I gave it 4 stars: the slight datedness of the book, and the very solid, but not completely in-depth, presentation of subject matter.

This is an informative and RELEVENT read for people with an interest in the Net. If you have already studied several years of psychology, you might wanna pick up the Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology, which is more recent, and goes much more in-depth (but possibly too technical for anyone with no background in psychology, and quite expensive).

A well researched and highly illuminative book
This book came at a time when most books written about internet by social scientists, journalists etc., were either too focused on very incidental benefits of internet like the virtual communities, or starkly apolocalyptic in their analyses or chracterized by a Pollyanna utopianism. More speculative thinking that research and analysis chracterizes many books on the internet.

This one, based on a thorough grounding in social psychology and a comprehensive review of empirical literature on the subject, studies how behavior and thinking has got effected by the internet, how we behave offline and online, how going online effects us etc.

However, this is a book on the social psychology of the internet and not psychology proper. It's more about how we behave online etc., than about how internet alters cognition. Nevertheless, at the end of reading it, the reader feels a sense of having returned with a much deeper understanding than he or she could have achieved on his/her own.

solid information in a well written form
Wallace knows what she's talking about, and she puts it in very readable prose. I particularly like what she says about disinhibition on the 'Net.

A broad but surface coverage
Generally, the "The Psychology of the Internet" is a broad sweeping, albeit whirlwind, run through a wide gamut of psychological issues as they might--or might not--apply to the Internet. This is an important topic that could provide insight into how the Internet, as it becomes increasingly pervasive, will affect human relations. From my perspective, some of the more salient topics included the advantages and disadvantages of group interactions and the possibilities for conflict and resolution. Dr. Wallace provides a good analysis of some of the ways in which individual behavior changes on the Net and off. Additionally, the book covers a number of other topics, such as the psychology of"flaming," pornography, Internet addiction, altruism, and gender issues.

For those who are well read in the area of psychology on the Internet, there is a fair amount of rehashing of material that has been extensively covered elsewhere. For example, Dr. Sherry Turkle's 1995 "Life on the Screen," extensively discusses the fluidity of personalities on the web, the issues of anonymity, and the effects of computerized psychotherapy. Both Turkle's work, and the seminal work of Rheingold ("The Virtual Community"), have already extensively covered the peculiar nature of MUDs and Usenet, as well as the notorious cases of cyberrape on LambdaMOO and other cyberdeceptions. The book also relies heavily on the oft-cited studies of Amy Bruckman and Dr. Sara Kiesler.

In general, the topics that are presented appear to be well documented in a clear and accessible style with up-do-date information. Dr. Wallace has done an excellent job of presenting a full spectrum of psychological issues, although much of the discussion is on the state of research on the issue in general, with follow-on discussion as to how it would apply to the Internet. In the case of group dynamics, conversational norms, and readiness to express aggressive behavior, I found this quite interesting. In some other areas, it was what you would expect and consequently less thought provoking.

The beginning of the book is particularly strong, but it fades in the last two chapters into kind of a grab bag of Internet issues that, for my taste, have an only peripheral relevance to a discussion of psychology on the Internet. Overall, the book seems to be a good overview and does a superior job of summarizing the current state of research, albeit without providing much in the way of a conclusion. ... Read more

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The world's most fascinating cultures in history are examined in this series which covers everyday areas of life from medicine and education to festivals and entertainment. This volume looks at the Greeks. ... Read more

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Ancient Greece - The Usborne Internet Linked Way
I like the Usborne Internet Linked books.They are very informative and it is nice to access the website for more information.The Greeks are very popular now because of the movie 300.Kids are more interested in Greece than they used to be and very excited about Ancient Greece as a topic.This book allows them to access more information about Greece and dispel some of the falsehoods in the movie.

Fantastic
This book's depth and care with research blew me away.This was far beyond my expectations!There is an overview of Greek history, but the true wealth lies in the descriptions of Greek civilization, from pottery to seafaring to athletics.You can find other books that treat the timeline as well for the age group, but this is the first I've seen with such a fantastic in-depth look at the culture.

An excellent historical guide for young readers.
This educational, informative and handsomely illustrated book, from the Usborne Illustrated World History series, is an excellent visual reference for young readers.
It offers an in-depth look at Greek civilization, from its first settlers to the Minoan to the Myceneans to the great empires of Alexander and the Ptolemies. Topics such as history, sociology, politics, economy, culture and religion are covered. This book is also packed with colorful pictures, detailed diagrams, realistic drawings, accurate reconstructions, and handy maps to help illustrate the points being explained and give the reader a vivid look into Greek history.
As a bonus, this book has a wonderful appendix that contains:
* A complete map of ancient Greece.
* A summary of the most important Greek myths and legends, complete with detailed explanations.
* A collection of mini biographies of key figures in Greek history.
* A date chart from 40,000 to 146 BC outlining relevant events and significant historical developments that took place both in Greece and elsewhere in the world during this period.
* A glossary that explains Greek and Greek-derived terms used throughout the text.
* A thorough index for quick check-ups and specific consultations.
Although this book was published in 1990, so some of the information in it may no longer be completely accurate, it is still a beautiful, entertaining and complete reference for children, and a fun, effective teaching tool for adults.
Other recommended titles from this series: First Civilizations and The Romans.
--Reviewed by M. E. Volmar ... Read more

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The 2009 edition of Issues In Internet Law: Society, Technology, and the Law has been updated with the latest cases and trends in Internet Law. Topics include Privacy (invasion of privacy, public records, workplace privacy, employer & ISP monitoring, data retention & data breaches, e-mail & chat room privacy, Web site privacy policies, behavioral marketing, privacy and children); Free Speech (defamation, SLAPPs, gripe sites, blogs & vlogs, obscenity & pornography, harassment & hate speech, prior restraint & repression); Cybercrimes (spam, phishing, identity theft, spyware & malware, cyberstalking); Intellectual Property (copyright, trademark, patent, trade secrets, Creative Commons, linking, framing, file-sharing, fair use, public domain, work-made-for-hire, VARA, linking & framing, domain name disputes, keyword advertising, right of publicity); Web Contracts, Web Accessibility; Net Neutrality; Internet Interstate Commerce; Online Reputation Management; Podcasts; Social Networks; and many more subjects.Advances in technology have always changed societies, and there has never been as far-reaching and profound an advance as the Internet. Suppose you buy something online; was that online contract you clicked on really enforceable, even if you just scrolled down and did not read it? Is receiving pornography in office e-mail from your co-workers sexual harassment? Can a student be suspended for comments on her Web site about her teacher? Can stalkers find your personal information online? What can you legally put on your Web site? And what's not allowed? Do you really own your domain name? Can a library censor your Internet use? Do you know who's reading your e-mail? Is it legal to gamble online? How "private" is your private information after you disclose it to a Web site? Can you get in trouble for making a gripe site about that business that ripped you off? Is a student exercising his First Amendment rights when he creates a hate Web site on a public school's Internet server? Did you know the Web sites you visit and the words you type into search engines are being logged? Do other countries address these issues differently from the U.S.? Which country's laws apply on the Internet? These are just some of the issues addressed in this book. Issues In Internet Law: Society, Technology, and the Law looks at emerging issues heading into or recently resolved by the courts. The new edition not only has an expanded glossary, but expanded topic, statute, and case indexes as well. Concisely written and covering a broad range of topics, this is the most current book of its kind in print!Review comments: "Concise overview of Internet-related legal issues." (Law Library Journal) *"Although it deals with the complex legal issues surrounding the Internet, it is written in layman's terms and illustrated with 'ripped from the headlines' court cases." (Amazon) * "A valuable resource, well-researched and well presented."* "I want a copy on my bookshelf always within arm's reach." * "The anecdotal nature of the book made it very easy to understand the underlying legal concepts." ... Read more

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This is the leading selling college-level book for Internet research courses. Examples have been chosen to appeal to a broad spectrum of students and researchers across academic disciplines. It is much more than a catalog of search engines and their features. Both the free and fee-based (hidden) Internet is explored. The focus is on formulating search strategies, understanding how to form search expressions, evaluating information, and citing resources. Librarians, prospective and in-service K-12 teachers, and majors in business, math, or the sciences will benefit from it. ... Read more

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Received book earlier than expected
The book was in excellent condition.Am very pleased with purchase from this site.

Good book
I needed to buy this book for a class that I was taking and it was very helpful and gave a lot of sites that I was not aware of.

Hahaha
This book is for internet retards or complete newbies....*I* could have written this book and it's 32$ I would be rich...hahaha

Alright
The book is ok... but the only reason I even had it was for a class.... It is not for people who are veterans of the internet

I wouldn't purchase for any other reason.
This book did not really explain the necessary info, but since I needed it for a course I bought it. ... Read more

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This amazing 96-page book will show you how to choose, maintain, and use a microscope to see amazing things! ... Read more

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microscope
Great-gransons enjoy looking through it, will introduce many interesting things to view through a microscope.

Great book
The book is great for reference and for those of my students who need a little more simpler terms.

A wonderful material
I got it for my 4 year old together with a microscope and extra slides. It's full of pictures, so my little scientist enjoys studying it. It's divided into small chapters and includes how to use a microscope, what kind to buy, and how to use a simple microscope on all kinds of things from paper to bugs. The internet links are a great source! I think this book will be useful for many years to come.

Illusrations are deceptive
The many, undoubtedly beautiful, photos are mostly from electronic scan microscopes, and arecomputer-color enhanced. They are indeed gorgeous, but the average child will be greatly disappointed that what she or he sees through their own opticalmicroscope bears little resemblance to these showpieces. Better if many more of the photos were representative of what will be seen under "normal", amateur,home conditions.

Excellent learning tool
Some gifted children may benefit, but it is also good for high school students.A waste of money for someone not interested in biology a lot; for those people, just get a cheap microscope with basic instructions. ... Read more

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Written by the people responsible for designing and maintaining AT&T's Internet gateway, this book has become the definitive description and practical guide to protecting networks from hacker attacks through the Internet. The book shows how to set up a "firewall" gateway--a dedicated computer equipped with safeguards that acts as a single, more easily defended Internet connection.Amazon.com Review
Essential information for anyone wanting to protectInternet-connected computers from unauthorized access. Includes:

• thorough discussion of security-related aspects of TCP/IP;
• step-by-step plans for setting up firewalls;
• hacking and monitoring tools the authors have built to rigorously test and maintain firewalls;
• pointers to public domain security tools on the net;
• first-hand step-by-step accounts of battles with the "Berferd"hackers; and
• practical discussions of the legal aspects of security.

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Enjoyable and useful
This is an introductory text, that is entertainly written.I originally read the first edition of this book.While preparing a recent seminar I found that I wanted to reference it, but then realized that the material was somewhat dated. The second edition is from 2003, which is still 7 years old, but I find that the information is still very useful, the definition of a classic.

More than a mere book on firewalls, this is a primer for the entire workings of the Internet Protocols.It has clear explanations of DNS, DHCP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, SSL, FTP and many other protocols without all the nitty gritty details that you'll find in a book like "TCP/IP Illustrated." , which I recommend if you need more technical detail.

The authors describe the risks associated with the protocols and strategies for protecting your systems.But, they go further, and explain other attacks and how they might circumvent the barriers that a sysadmin might erect.

The exposition on Firewalls and VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) begins in Part IV.There are specific strategies given for protecting several protocols.No specifics on CISCO PIX, sorry guys, the examples use software generally available on Unix (FreeBSD).But, that's mainly a syntax issue, the principles are the same for the large comercial firewall systems.But, once again, if you need specifics, you'll need to read the manuals.This book will give you the foundation to understand what you read in the manuals.Firewall manuals are dry in comparison and generally lack strategic recommendations.

The first appendix does a decent job of explaining public key cryptography.The second appendix is "dated" though in that it attempts to give "links" to other resources.After 7+ years, you can imagine the problems with that.

Likewise the bibliography mainly cites texts from the 1990's; although there is one reference from 1872: "Through the Looking Glass", Lewis Carroll.Typical of the entertaining quotes throughout the book, "When I use a word. . .it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less." And perhaps that's a fitting summary of this book's purpose, to familiarize you with the meanings of the "Carrollesque" words associated with Internet Security.

What, you don't own this?
You should buy this book.Then you should read this book.

A great overview, but a little thin on details.
This book is an excellent comprehensive introduction to computer security from policies to technologies.However, as pointed out by other reviewers, the depth of content when it comes to specifics is rather shallow, but one must take into account that to discuss each of these topics in depth would require volumes of text, and much of the specific information can easily be found in texts devoted specifically to those individual topics or from online sources.Given the breadth of information discussed, I think it strikes a very effective balance in displaying the information necessary to understand the basics of computer security.

The book should have a home on the bookshelf of anyone who deals with computer systems.It also serves as a great primer for those in management or anyone else who is less than technical but needs a pretty concise 30,000 ft. level overview to understand what their technical staff is talking about.

Good upgrade to a classic
This second edition has all the qualities the first edition had 10 years ago: Their writing is clear, they provide a sober assessment of the costs & benefits of various services (as opposed to other reviewers, I don't think the authors had much of an anti-Microsoft bias, just a realistic perspective on where Windows products are regarding security). The book is still fairly compact and it comes with an excellent biography and pointers to security software.

Yet another worthwhile book for us all in the IT industry!
Addison-Wesley in cooperation with William Cheskwick, Steven Bellovin and Aviel Rubin have produced yet another well-researched publication.

This book is all about Internet security, firewalls, VPNs and much more, all of which are hot topics and renowned buzzwords within today's IT industry.

In the first chapter, the authors express their view on network security and demonstrate the different methods an Administrator can use in order to secure their network(s). This is carried out by categorizing security into Host-Based and Perimeter security.

The second and third chapters are approximately 50 pages covering basic protocols, including IPv6, DNS, FTP, SNMP, NTP, RPC-based protocols and a several more like the famous NAT. The chapters are concluded with a summary on wireless security.

The next five chapters (chapter 4 to 8 inclusive), analyze various attacks used against networks and server operating systems in an attempt to exploit them. There is a wealth of information concerning hacking, allowing the reader to enter the mind of a hacker in terms of what they think and how they proceed to meet their goal.

One complete chapter is dedicated to various password tactics in which one can ensure that a hacker's life is made more difficult should they attempt to break into a few accounts using well-known methods related to password guessing. CHAP, PAP, Radius and PKI are also analyzed.

Chapter 9 to 12 are dedicated to Firewalls and VPNs which, in passing, happen to be my favourite chapters. They offer an in-depth analysis of the Firewall concept, packet filtering, application-level filtering and circuit level gateways. It proceeds with information about the filtering services, giving detailed examples on how one could use IPChains to create a simple or complex set of rules to efficiently block/permit packets entering in and out the network.This is perhaps the only downside to this informative book, where IPTables would have been beneficial to include, since people rarely use IPchains these days.

Lastly, chapter 12 talks about VPNs, their encryption methods, and considers both their weaknesses and advantages.

In addition to this, the book continues with several more chapters covering general questions that may arise for the reader, such as intranet routing, administration security and intrusion detection systems.

Towards the end, the authors talk about their personal experiences with people trying to hack into their companies and, as a result, explain the step- by- step process of how they managed to fight them and secure their networks. These pages are simply a goldmine for anyone interested in this area.

In summary, I'd say that the book is well worth its money and would suggest it to anyone interested in network security and firewalls. I am certain they won't be disappointed simply because the book has a lot to offer... ... Read more

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This is a carefully-tested, well-crafted, and complete tutorial on a subject vital to Web developers and marketers. This book teaches the fundamentals of online marketing implementation, including Internet strategy planning, the secrets of search engine optimisation (SEO), successful techniques to be first on Google and Yahoo! search engines, vertical portals, effective online advertising, and innovative e-commerce development. This book will help you understand the e-business revolution as it provides strong evidence and practical direction in a friendly and easy-to-use self-study guide. Respected author and educator Miguel Todaro has created a complete introduction to Internet marketing that is informative, clear, and insightful. The book is the result of several years of research and deep professional experience implementing online solutions for major corporations. Written in an instructive way, you will find fundamental concepts explained along with detailed diagrams. Many short examples illustrate just one or two concepts at a time, encouraging you to master new topics by immediately putting them to use. Finally, you will learn and understand why large and mid-size corporations in North America have redistributed more than $15 billion of their advertising budgets from traditional promotional activities to Internet marketing initiatives. Discover why online users spent more than $112 billion last year (U.S. and Canada) and how you can be part of this successful business highway that is redefining the future of the world's digital economy. ... Read more

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Not a great read, but some basic information is there
This is a good book for a beginner. The history of Internet marketing is there and it is clearly written for a non-techie. However, I believe it is translated poorly or written by someone who does not have a great command of English. Disappointing in that regard.

Highly Recommend!
Excellent, methodical, easy to understand, comprehensive book! I am recommending this book to my entrepreneur students and anyone else interested in learning about internet marketing. I think this is the best book out there on the topic! Miguel if you see this - > I would love to see a power point and/or video presentation available through youtube for promotion to students.

A good plan for internet marketing!
My disclaimer: As with any opinion, it is only my opinion! And everyone's will vary depending on who reads the book and what the reader is looking for. I look for ways to improve businesses, sales, and my life. This book shares a plan to better market whatever you want to sell on the internet

On a 1 to 5 scale, 5 being the best:

Readability4: Not the easiest book to read, but the information was relevant and helpful. It will take a little time to get through this, but this is a reference book to help guide a person through the process of marketing on the web.

Information and new ideas 5: Maybe the ideas aren't going to be new for everybody, but to someone like me, who is just starting to use the web to market, it has been very helpful. The only caution I have is that the way sites are ranked on the web, changes and will keep on changing. The book and its information will need to be updated every other year. Even the book indicates this.


Applicable Ideas 5: As I stated, plenty of good ideas.

Value 5: Very useful and a great value for the dollar.

Overall Score 5: A good understandable reference for expanding one's presence on the web.

Great job Miguel Todaro!

Rip Walker
Author: Rip's Book of Common Sense Selling: Improving Sales Through Process Implementation

Poor writing
In all fairness the content of the book is good. However, I agree with the gentleman who also commented on the writing quality of the book: it is very poor. Throughout the book the reader will come across writing errors which are always very disturbing and some other times just do not allow for proper comprehension of what the author is trying to communicate.
I would barely recommend it.

Very unclear writing
While the content is very good, the writing is poor. On every page I encounter sentences that are poorly strucutred and vague, so I cannot extract the full meaning. The author owes it to the buyer and reader to get an editor who can fix these problems before marketing a book. I would not recommend this book. ... Read more

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"[M]ay be the finest extended work on Internet history and developmentto date. . . . useful for anyone studying information technology." --Library Journal

"Thoroughly wonderful." -- David Warsh, Boston Globe

Since the late 1960s the Internet has grown from a single experimentalnetwork serving a dozen sites in the United States to a network ofnetworks linking millions of computers worldwide. In Inventing theInternet, Janet Abbate recounts the key players and technologiesthat allowed the Internet to develop; but her main focus is always onthe social and cultural factors that influenced the Internet's designand use. The story she unfolds is an often twisting tale ofcollaboration and conflict among a remarkable variety of players,including government and military agencies, computer scientists inacademia and industry, graduate students, telecommunications companies,standards organizations, and network users.

The story starts with the early networking breakthroughs formulated inCold War think tanks and realized in the Defense Department's creationof the ARPANET. It ends with the emergence of the Internet and its rapidand seemingly chaotic growth. Abbate looks at how academic and militaryinfluences and attitudes shaped both networks; how the usual linesbetween producer and user of a technology were crossed with interestingand unique results; and how later users invented their own verysuccessful applications, such as electronic mail and the World Wide Web.Amazon.com Review
History is written by winners, but Bill Gates isn't talkingyet. Those interested in how this weird, wonderful World Wide Web--andits infrastructure--came to be should turn to historian Janet Abbate'slook at 40 years of innovation in Inventing the Internet.

Peeking behind the curtain to show the personalities and larger forcesguiding the development of the Net, from its dawn as a robust militarycommunications network designed to survive multiple attacks to today'scommercial Web explosion, Abbate succeeds in demystifying thisall-pervasive technology and its creators.

Abbate's survey coverseverything from David Baran's work with the RAND corporation to thedevelopment of packet-switching theory to CERN's Tim Berners-Lee andhis hypertext networking system. She also factors in the influencesthat caused the Net to evolve such as the Cold War, changing researchpriorities, and the hacker subculture that pushed existingtechnologies into new forms, each more and more like today's fast,global communications system.

The research is impeccable, thewriting is lively, and the analysis is insightful. (See especially thediscussion of the "surprise hit" of ARPANET, a minor function known ase-mail.) Abbate clearly knows her subject and her audience, andInventing the Internet encapsulates a milestone of modernhistory. --Rob Lightner ... Read more

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How the Military Freed University R&D From the Short Term Market Imperatives
Janet Abbate's analysis of the birth of the Internet establishes systematic links between the technological development and its organizational, social, and cultural environment. There are many histories of the Internet - in print and, of course, online. Most of them are full of well-documented information on technology and history. Some even refer to the underlying concepts of communication, information, and knowledge. But Abbate's work is the first that goes beyond mere facts or scholarly exercise, and her findings are most revealing.

The beginning of the Internet is well known: it was a U.S. Defense research program called Arpanet. What is less well known is the internal structure of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) that incubated the network development during its first 10-12 years. Inventing the Internet clarifies how the small agency was created in 1958 to respond to the Soviets' successful launch of the world's first artificial satellite (Sputnik). ARPA never owned a single laboratory. Its role was to create centres of excellence in universities through the financing of research projects in defence-related domains.

ARPA had several project offices that were created and disbanded according to the ever-evolving priorities of the Department of Defense. These offices were managed by directors from the academic world - not from the military. In theory, the offices' budgets were approved by the Congress. In practice, ARPA's management used the pretext of the "national interest" umbrella - and we all know how broad the concept of national interest in the United States is - to remain out of reach of political interference. The result was a purely scientific culture benefiting from the entirely free environment that came with the universities and the plentiful money that came from the military budgets. When ARPA decided in 1969 to connect the supercomputers scattered among university campuses, it had no political or financial difficulty attracting the best computer scientists from all over the United States.

The originality of Arpanet is this intrinsic freedom, in contrast to market laws and official control. Inventing the Internet emphasizes the exceptional character of ARPA, which seems in radical contravention to both the "laissez-faire" dogma and the state-intervention ideology. Arpanet was born in an atmosphere of total confidence within a community whose wholehearted purpose was to connect the computer equipment from as many universities as possible, while imposing the least restricting standards and interfaces. Packet-switching technology was the tool that seemed to impose the fewest constraints : Arpanet was thus based on packet-switching instead of the circuit-switching technology that characterized all other telecommunications networks in the world.

Without detailing all the analyses contained in Abbate's work, I shall give the example of the tensions between the scientists united around Arpanet and the telecommunications carriers backed by their respective governments. Indeed, carriers were being pressed by their business customers to provide them with data transmission. Contrary to a widespread idea, the carriers quickly understood the advantages of packet-switching over circuit-switching. As far back as 1975, the carriers had created the packet-switching X.25 protocol, which centralized the management of the new networks inside the core. The goals of this centralized architecture were to relieve the end user of conducting complex interconnection procedures, to transmit information reliably and, of course, to boost the carriers' profit. On the other hand, computer scientists wanted to move intelligence (and control) out of the network and establish it in the host computers, because they were themselves end users and they did not mind making an extra effort to get the services they wanted, at reduced costs. Moreover, the TCP/IP protocol had been created to make up for an unreliable network in a war environment.

Abbate rightly notes that the TCP/IP and X.25 protocols were not technologically but architecturally incompatible. In the duel between X.25 and TCP/IP, Canada played a leading role: it led an anti-Internet crusade with the help of Great Britain, France, and Japan. What motivated this opposition? IBM was proposing to use its SNA standard to connect its computers, while Canada and its allies wanted to protect their home markets against IBM's monopolistic practices. Canada feared the creation of a computer communications monopoly more than any other country because of the rapid growth of its trans-border data traffic with the United States. It saw in this a threat to its very existence. When the computer scientists proposed TCP/IP instead of IBM's protocol (SNA), the suspicion turned into panic, since this protocol depended directly on the U.S. Department of Defense. This is how the Canadian government and its principal carrier, Bell Canada, ended up being the principal architects of the X.25 protocol and the main adversaries of TCP/IP. This hidden conflict gave birth to the Datapac network in 1976, which was presented to the public as a world first and became the data-transmission protocol in Canada.

Each chapter of Inventing the Internet sheds new light even on facts that we already knew, as it reveals the real stakes of the Internet's formative years - and it does so without taking sides between the conflicting players. Abbate exposes the organizational structures of the involved forces and leaves it to the reader to judge. An example of her absence of bias: she is one of the few authors to call the transfer of the Internet's backbone management to private operators at the beginning of the 1990s "privatization": " The final step toward opening the network to all users and activities would be privatization ". (1) She is correct: the transfer of a publicly owned infrastructure to a series of private corporations, even if there is no formal sale, is called "privatization" everywhere in the world. So should it be in the United States.

There is, however, one major error, all the more egregious since the book is otherwise so well documented. Throughout Inventing the Internet, Abbate refers to the "Canadian PTT." She seems to be confusing the Trans-Canada Telephone System (TCTS) with the European PTT. (2) The TCTS was the grouping of the main Canadian carriers, most of which were private operators (as in the case of Bell Canada) and not state-owned corporations. Although this is a gross error, it should not prevent us from reading this fundamental analysis.

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(1)Cf. page 195.

(2) The error can be found at pp. 153, 163, and 168.

A History of the Net
This is a terrific book about the history of the Internet and how it came to be.It is very detailed (from both technical and socio-cultural angles) and should be taken as a scholarly read.The importance of the Internet to our society should not be understated, and its significance only grows more every day.It is therefore crucial that users of the Internet (and other life-altering technologies) have a deep understanding about how the technology came into existence, and how it continues to be shaped.Inventing the Internet is the perfect book to help us achieve this understanding.If you use the Internet regularly, then this book is for you.

Insightful!
Janet Abbate exhaustively researched her scholarly history of the Internet and presents it with the detail and tone you would expect from a historian, which she is. Therefore, don't come looking for a breezy, "gee whiz" approach. This is not a promotional pat on the back to the companies that helped popularize the Internet, nor does it glorify dot-coms or any of their fearless leaders. In fact, Abbate devotes the first 75% of her book to the precursor to the public Internet - the ARPANET system used by scientists, researchers and the U.S. military. We recommend this book to all readers who want to know how the Internet really came into existence and how it evolved from a private, secret, scientific resource into today's vast realm of public information, auctions, virtual bookstores, e-mail and even getAbstract.

A well argued and documented claim
One should read Inventing the Internet to explore the thesis of technological determinism shaping the evolution of the Internet.After reading the book, the reader can also judge the success of Abbate's integral thesis that social determinism also shaped the evolution of the Internet.Janet Abbate is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Maryland in College Park.She derived the book from her 1994 dissertation research undertaken at the University of Pennsylvania.The book was produced with six chapters, which she arranged in rough chronological order.Each chapter was then subdivided into topical sections.The book's details support Abbate's claim that the Internet was not born in a discrete originating event, but evolved over a twenty-year period through the convergence of technological advances and societal needs.

Intriguing, but not for the juvenile
The reviewer from "Flagpole" is obviously a disgruntled former student of Ms. Abbate's.Perhaps he flunked a midterm or wrote a lousy paper.But that's his problem...

Anyway, the book is excellent.Looking forward to more insightful analysis on the history of technology in her upcoming books. ... Read more

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NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE INTERNET has been updated to cover the newest software including Windows 7, Internet Explorer 8, Mozilla Firefox 3, and Google Chrome. With the New Perspectives critical-thinking, problem-solving approach, you will learn basic to advanced features of the Internet ? from Browser Basics to Electronic Commerce. ... Read more

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Good book
Contrary to other review, this book is very good.

It has 10 chapters, covering every buzzword you need
to know about the technology of Internet.

Most people treated Internet as a tool. All they do
is to use Google and Facebook.This book tells you
a lot more than that.

I recommend this book to all professors and students.

The book will be better if more real-life applications
can be covered.

Garbage, like the entire series
This book, like everything else in the "New Perspective" series, is utter garbage. You don't actually learn anything from it that's useful. You'll learn how to click buttons, but you will not gain an actual understanding of the subject. It's riddled with mistakes, out-of-date information and the changes from edition to edition are very minor and irrelevant to the actual subject, instead they're merely re-arranged homework assignments. The only reason anybody would buy this book is when it's required for a college course. Why anybody thinks this is college-level material, I do not know. You'd be better off with one of the "...for dummies" books if all you need is a feeble grasp on the topic. If you must purchase this book, don't pay full retail on it; it can be had for a minor fraction of the retail price all day long. ... Read more

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When Practical Unix Security was first published more than a decade ago, it became an instant classic. Crammed with information about host security, it saved many a Unix system administrator from disaster. The second edition added much-needed Internet security coverage and doubled the size of the original volume. The third edition is a comprehensive update of this very popular book - a companion for the Unix/Linux system administrator who needs to secure his or her organization's system, networks, and web presence in an increasingly hostile world.Focusing on the four most popular Unix variants today--Solaris, Mac OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD--this book contains new information on PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules), LDAP, SMB/Samba, anti-theft technologies, embedded systems, wireless and laptop issues, forensics, intrusion detection, chroot jails, telephone scanners and firewalls, virtual and cryptographic filesystems, WebNFS, kernel security levels, outsourcing, legal issues, new Internet protocols and cryptographic algorithms, and much more.Packed with 1000 pages of helpful text, scripts, checklists, tips, and warnings, Practical Unix & Internet Security remains the definitive reference for Unix administrators and anyone who cares about protecting their systems and data from today's threats.Amazon.com Review
The world's most business-critical transactions run on Unix machines, which means the machines running those transactions attract evildoers. Furthermore, a lot of those machines have Internet connections, which means it's always possible that some nefarious remote user will find a way in. The third edition of Practical Unix & Internet Security contains--to an even greater extent than its favorably reputed ancestors--an enormous amount of accumulated wisdom about how to protect Internet-connected Unix machines from intrusion and other forms of attack. This book is fat with practical advice on specific defensive measures (to defeat known attacks) and generally wise policies (to head off as-yet-undiscovered ones).

The authors' approach to Unix security is holistic and clever; they devote as much space to security philosophy as to advice about closing TCP ports and disabling unnecessary services. They also recognize that lots of Unix machines are development platforms, and make many recommendations to consider as you design software. It's rare that you read a page in this carefully compiled book that does not impart some obscure nugget of knowledge, or remind you to implement some important policy. Plus, the authors have a style that reminds their readers that computing is supposed to be about intellectual exercise and fun, an attitude that's absent from too much of the information technology industry lately. Read this book if you use any flavor of Unix in any mission-critical situation. --David Wall

Topics covered: Security risks (and ways to limit them) under Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, and FreeBSD. Coverage ranges from responsible system administration (including selection of usernames and logins) to intrusion detection, break-in forensics, and log analysis. ... Read more

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Excellent Guide
This book is just what I was looking for.Excellent Security Guide to day to day security issues at my workplace.Information about TPC and UDP ports and their security risks have been very useful.

This book must be part of every UNIX System Security Profesional.

Order a wrong edition
I saw that there is a bargain of another paperback edition on the page of 3rd edition, so I didn't recheck whether it is 3rd edition. So I end up in buying 2 books, 2nd and 3rd editions, because I need the 3rd edition for my class. It would be better to put edition number up in the page, not only paperback or library binding!

A mile wide, several inches deep, great for filling in gaps
I hate to repeat the cliche, but if you can only buy one security book this year and you are a *nix geek, this should be it, hands down.As some point out, you can probably find everything in this book online, but then again you can find anything online, so why buy any books at all?I don't like giving 5 stars; this book left me no choice.

The strength of this book lies in several areas.First, the authors probably have 50+ years experience between them and it shows.You really get the impression that they've "been there, done that".But they don't try and "wow" you with their intelligence and they aren't condescending, in fact they write quite clearly.

The "mile wide" crack I made in the title refers to the fact that this book covers everything from physical security and social engineering, to how to setup up integrity checking with tripwire and use PAM.Basically I found this book to be invaluable because while I could breeze through certain sections, there was a ton of material that I needed more knowledge about, but either never got around to it, or didn't even know I was lacking.An example is NFS.I knew I needed more background about NFS because I work in infosec, but every place I've ever worked has banned NFS outright, which makes it a little more difficult to learn....Another 2 technologies pop into my mind: LDAP and PAM.I knew what they were, but now I know how to set up the basics and can branch out on my own.

In our infosec world it's simply not possible to know everything.This book gives the reader a solid grounding in a ton of stuff, which enables him to go out and Google around intelligently for more advanced information.In a pinch it can also be used as an anti-theft device since it weighs in at 900+ pages and is quite heavy.

Awesome security book!
Practical Unix & Internet Security, the 3rd Edition has a ton of new useful information.

If you have but one securityreference, this should be it!

Best for beginners
As a Linux administrator, I ordered this book hoping to find out how hackers typically gain access to systems and neat little tricks for locking down my system, as well as detecting and dealing with intruders.While Practical Unix & Internet Security did cover these topics, it covered little I didn't already know.

Significant time is spent explaining how unix-based systems work.The book covers things such as file systems, partition structure, file ownership/permissions, users and groups, inodes, ssh, backups, etc.Each command, utility, procedure or feature is detailed over several pages followed by an explanation of what you should be doing with said topic.

There are also a few real-world examples here and there; stories most of us have heard before, like the admin who had . in his path.

Unlike many computer books, this one is well written and an easy read, and it's certainly a lot more friendly than some unix geek's advice which consists of RTFM.

I think this book would be great for someone who has a very basic understanding of unix-based systems but has never administrated one before, but for those of us who've already had some experience running unix there's probably not anything new here for you. ... Read more

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The image of the lone inventor transforming society from the outside has astrong hold on the public's imagination. In reality, though, technologies are products of ongoingsocial and cultural processes. In Leonardo to the Internet, historian Thomas J. Misaprovides a sweeping comparative history of the interrelationship between technology and societysince the Renaissance, revealing how technological innovations have been shaped by the culturesin which they arose—and how such technologies have, in turn, shaped these cultures. From thecareers and contributions of Renaissance court inventors Johann Gutenberg and Leonardo daVinci to beer brewing in industrial London to the telecommunication revolution of the latetwentieth century, Misa uses carefully chosen and engagingly told case studies to develop histhesis.

Over eight thematic chapters, Misa provides detailed portraits of the inventors and users oftechnologies. Beginning his narrative at the dawn of the "modern" era, Misa surveys theintersections of technology, politics, and culture in the Renaissance court system of WesternEurope; the role of technology in Holland's commercial expansion; the diverse "paths" to andthrough Britain's industrial revolution; the links among technology, imperialism, and trade in thenineteenth century; and the application of scientific discoveries in chemistry and physics toindustry in Germany and the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. Misa thenexamines the introduction of mass-produced consumer goods and their impact on daily life andmodernist sensibilities; the rise of the military-industrial complex during World War II and thetechnological innovations generated by the command-and-control economies of the Cold War;and the emergence of a technology-oriented global culture since the 1970s. The work concludeswith a provocative essay laying out the technological choices we face today and considering theirimpact on the type of society we wish for the future.

A masterful analysis of the ways in which technology and culture have influenced each otherover five centuries, Leonardo to the Internet encourages students and general readersalike to think both more widely and more deeply about the invention, development, transfer, andadaptation of technologies within Western civilization. ... Read more

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Broad and compelling review of technology in history
LEONARDO TO THE INTERNET takes a broad historic look at the defining technologies of eight different eras between the 15th century and today. The author, Thomas Misa, is a professor in the Department of Humanities at theIllinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He looks at the relationship between technology and the various cultures of these periods and shows that "technology is not only a force for but also a product of social and cultural change."

In the first chapter, "Technologies of the Court," he looks at the court engineers, including Leonardo da Vinci, the invention of perspective in painting, and the Gutenberg printing press to show how these technologies were used, not for economic gain, but to support the royal courts and city-states of the Renaissance era.

The second chapter is entitled "Techniques of Commerce" and looks at the period from 1588 to 1740 when Dutch merchants amassed fortunes using technologies like herring fishing boat factories, windmills, and fine textiles manufacture and developed an international trade second to none. They used their wealth to support fine artists and to speculate in tulip bulbs.

"Geographies of Industry" is the third chapter and it covers the period from 1740 to 1851, the time of the Industrial Revolution in England. Rather than looking at the cities normally consideredthe homes of industry in this period, Misa takes a close look at industry in London, using beer brewing as his focus. He then compares London to Manchester's textiles industry and Sheffield steel manufacture. He does this to create a much more complex image of the Industrial Revolution, and to show that there were many paths to industrialization in the period.

1840 to 1914 is the subject of "Instruments of Empire," the fourth chapter. Here Misa looks at how British Imperialism and the technologies of railroads, steamships, and telegraphy interacted to create a world-spanning empire.

Chapter five, Science and Systems, covers a second industrial revolution that took place between 1870 and 1930. Here the German science-based chemical industry developed a synthetic-chemical empire based originally on fabric dyes. Also science and technological research became an integral part of industry, driving out the independent inventors of earlier times. The author also looks to America's electric lighting struggle between direct and alternating current systems. Out of these developmentscame modern German companies like IG Farben, BASF, Bayer, and AGFA, as well as the American firms of Westinghouse and General Electric. Misa also looks at the beginning of university industrial partnerships with the development of the MIT labs.

The first half of the 20th century is the focus of chapter six, "Materials of Modernism." Here the Italian Futurists, the German Bauhaus, and the Dutch Modernists take the modern materials of steel and glass to redefine architecture and aesthetic theories.

"The Means of Destruction," chapter seven, looks at the relationship between the military and technological innovation in the 20th century. Misa calls World War II a "war of innovation" and looks closely at the atomic programs on both sides of the war as an example of how this relationship developed. The author shows that after the war this military-technology relationship still held sway. He uses the examples of the development of solid-state electronics and digital computers to illustrate this.

In chapter 8, "Toward a Global Culture," the author shows how Globalization was themajor trend in last 30 years of the 20th century. He uses the development of the international standards that made the fax machine an everyday commodity as a case study of how this happened. Then he turns his attention to the world-wide food chain McDonald's to show how culture and technology give and take together in globalization. He then ends up with a discussion of the global Internet culture, but with a nod back to the previous chapter as he shows the military influences that developed the Internet.

He ends up with a summary chapter called "The Question of Technology" where he discusses the dynamics between Science, Economics, Culture, and Change. It is here that Misa points out that the relationship between Technology and Society is a constant give and take. There is a sad note to this summation as he states that he feels the attacks of September 11, 2001 signalled an end to this era. He states that the reactions to these attacks do not fit a pattern of globalization, and goes on to say that the "vision of a peaceful world, economically integrated and culturally harmonious, knitted together by information technology, is dead." He looks forward to a new era where reformers, social movements and groups of citizens embrace technological solutions to shape a new future. ... Read more

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Great Information
As a professional matchmaker I was very interested in reading this book. Dating can be confusing, frustrating and downright tiring when you make it into a full time job. The author teaches the reader how to make dating fresh and fun as well as getting the most out of your online profile. How do you stand out in the crowd and be perceived as positive and a great catch? Read Fine, I'll Go On Line! and find out!

Required reading for Internet dating
If I could give this book six stars, I would. Leslie Oren takes you by the hand and guides you through every phase of smart, successful Internet dating. Especially useful are her tips for writing a great profile, and what better person to teach you than a Hollywood publicist? I recommend this book ALL THE TIME. It is simply the best book of its kind out there, and I have read them all.

Fresh Fun EFFECTIVE Perspective
What a fun cover! Leslie Oren is herself a fabulously successful Hollywood publicist whose own network of friends turned to HER for positioning them favorably online for dating success.

Oren provides fresh and fun insights to online dating.

In particular, her section in chapter 6 about HOW 21st century women can and HOW to approach men online is worth the price of the book.

Other Online Dating Coaches chirp and purport for women to approach men online.

However, they do so in a manner where women lose their femininity in doing so.

NOT OREN!

Her sense of humor and step-by-step approach with HOW to approach men effectively means as women we can actively CHOOSE, too, while remaining FEMININE where we are our most attractive.

If you are doing any dating in the 21st century, hello, you will WANT to buy, read, and implement: Fine I'll Go Online to Your Dating toolkit to win MORE and BETTER dates!

Well worth it!
This book gives great practical advice that you would only get from a really caring and Honest best friend.It really motivated me. Well written and organized, really helpful. ... Read more

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Internet Addiction: A Handbook and Guide to Evaluation and Treatment

"This book provides cutting-edge coverage by expanding the field to include specific problems such as online gaming, cybersex addiction, and gambling addiction. Its extensive attention to dealing with adolescents is essential, given the rapid rise in media and technology use by both Net Generation young adults and iGeneration teenagers. I am thrilled to have this invaluable, comprehensive, well-written resource for my own work and recommend it to people who need to understand this unique form of addiction."
—Dr. Larry Rosen, Past Chair and Professor of Psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills, author of Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way They Learn and Me, MySpace, and I: Parenting the Net Generation

"Our clients come to us when online pornography, video gaming, social networking, gambling, and surfing create untenable disruptions in their lives. If we do not understand what we are seeing and how to address it, we will not be able to provide the help they need. This book provides the practical information clinicians can use to assess and treat this growing problem."
—Hilarie Cash, PhD, coauthor of Video Games and Your Kids: How Parents Stay in Control, and cofounder of reSTART: Internet Addiction Recovery Program

"Internet Addiction: A Handbook and Guide to Evaluation and Treatment provides an integrated and current overview of the different types of Internet addiction-gaming addiction, gambling addiction, and cybersex addiction. The authors deserve ample praise in providing such a comprehensive and informative guide for Internet addiction."
—Ran Tao, MD, Professor and Director, and Xiuqin Huang, MD, Associate Professor, Treatment Center for Internet Addiction, General Hospital of Beijing Military Region, China

The first empirically informed reference for defining, assessing, diagnosing, and treating problematic Internet use Comprehensive and timely, Internet Addiction explores:

• Validated assessment tools to differentiate normal from compulsive patterns of computer and online usage

• The most addictive or problematic online activities

• Epidemiology and subtypes of Internet addiction such as online pornography, Internet gambling, and online gaming

• Current theories on the risk factors associated with the development of an addictive disorder related to Internet usage

• Evidence-based treatment strategies for helping clients of various ages, taking into account main presenting problems and individual situations and circumstances

International in scope and empirically based, the cultural and global impact of this subject is discussed, introducing practitioners to the latest clinical implications, assessment methods, and treatment approaches in working with clients suffering from this emerging addictive disorder. ... Read more

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Praise for the first edition of Multiple Streams of Internet Income

"If ever the world needed some help to succeed on the Internet, this is the moment. Robert Allen's new book is just in time to save the day."
—Jack Trout, President, Trout & Partners, Ltd.author of Differentiate or Die

"Earning money . . . serious money, is no different than piloting a jet aircraft or baking an apple pie. You have to learn how and you must understand what you're doing. Robert Allen is a master flight instructor if you want your income to soar. He knows what ninety-eight percent of our population have proven they don't know. Read this book and follow his advice. In a relatively short period of time, you will become wealthy and be amazed at how much free time you have when you never have to worry about money."
—Bob Proctor, author of the bestseller You Were Born Rich

"The only thing better than the promise in the title of Robert Allen's wonderful Multiple Streams of Internet Income is the enlightening information in the book itself. And the only thing better than the book is the life a reader can lead after reading the book and taking the actions that are suggested. Of all the books I've read about earning money online, this one tops the list for a multiple stream of reasons."
—Jay Conrad Levinson, author of the Guerrilla Marketing series

"Robert Allen has done it again! Multiple Streams of Internet Income is an exciting look into the many creative things you can do with your money in today's new economy. I can't wait to use its wisdom!"
—Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Big Bucks!

"Information is less expensive to manufacture, promote, and ship than hard products such as running shoes and CDs. Robert Allen shares how you can apply Internet technology to selling information: books, reports, articles, seminars, speeches, and consulting. There are a lot of fluff books on e-commerce. This one is detailed, accurate, and readable. Multiple Streams of Internet Income is not just a book, it's a complete and hands-on course in advanced commerce. Congratulations."
—Dan Poynter, author of The Self-Publishing Manual ... Read more

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Proceed with Caution
Be very careful how you follow up with some of the information presented in this book.Don't assume that just because a marketing guru is mentioned in this book, that it is completely safe to do business with him or her.Use Google and read in-depth comments about each one before you decide to proceed to their web site.

For example, when I Googled the marketing gurus quoted in this book, for six of them (as well as the author) when I entered their first and last names, the third word that Google autotyped following the name was "scam."Reading comments for one individual in particular revealed many complaints that he was verbally abusive to prospects when they declined to buy.Not good.

In addition, other reviewers who signed up for the author's newsletter have found themselves inundated with spam.I did not personally sign up for the author's newsletter, but signed up for one distributed by another of the gurus cited in the book.I am now receiving over 140 spam e-mails a day and may be forced to abandon an e-mail address that I've used for 15 years.

I'm also receiving exactly the same kind of spam e-mails that other reviewers have reported receiving after signing up for the author's mailings.Rest assured that these people are swapping their mailing lists.On page 161 of the book, Bob Gatchel (who wrote that section) says, "I discovered yet another way to make money with my database--I found other people on the Internet with whom to joint-venture and swap leads.If I had 1,000 leads who showed interest in my products in the past and my new partner had a comparable product, we agreed to an even exchange of leads and marketed our respective affiliate programs to those new people.I also sold my older leads lists to other marketers."

So, be aware that when you sign up for one of these guru's mailings or products, your contact information may be shared with many others without your permission.

Some of the people cited in this book might be reputable.The problem is, you may not know which ones aren't until it's too late.Do your homework and proceed with caution...

A bit outdated
There is lots of good solid and useable infomation in the book. There are a few outdated things, but that is to be expected with anything dealing with the internet.

Being "Realistic" Is Why Average People Don't Make Big Money
I had to chime in with my own review because, after reading several comments about it not being "realistic" for the average person to generate as much wealth as the author, is preposterous. The author never promises that his techniques will be "easy." He does promise, however, that it can be done. The average person can make a million dollars in passive income using multiple streams of income. It's all about your attitude and your system of thinking, not so much whether or not Robert Allen's specific techniques for the Internet work for you. So what if they are a little outdated? That's not the point. There IS a system that works today and thousands of people have figured out. He's just saying that he did it and so can you. And he can do it again. And so can you. But you have to think big and let go of your limiting beliefs. He warns you to use good judgment when taking risks, but the people who face their fears and take the biggest risks get the biggest payoff. That is a statistical fact. You can read more about that in The Millionaire Mind by Thomas Stanley. Some people who take big risks fail the first time. But it's the people who see it as a temporary setback, learn from their mistakes, and try again are the ones that eventually succeed and become wealthy. You have to work hard and believe in yourself!

Multiple Streams of Internet Income.How Ordinary People Make Extraordinary Money Online
The book was excellent and gave me several very exciting ways to make money in this economy.I also received it in a very timely manner in excellent condition.

Good transaction, recommend seller
Everything was as promised, timely delivery and book in great shape, I recommend this seller ... Read more

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Since the mid-1990s, the Internet has revolutionized popular expression in China, enabling users to organize, protest, and influence public opinion in unprecedented ways. Guobin Yang's pioneering study maps an innovative range of contentious forms and practices linked to Chinese cyberspace, delineating a nuanced and dynamic image of the Chinese Internet as an arena for creativity, community, conflict, and control. Like many other contemporary protest forms in China and the world, Yang argues, Chinese online activism derives its methods and vitality from multiple and intersecting forces, and state efforts to constrain it have only led to more creative acts of subversion. Transnationalism and the tradition of protest in China's incipient civil society provide cultural and social resources to online activism. Even Internet businesses have encouraged contentious activities, generating an unusual synergy between commerce and activism. Yang's book weaves these strands together to create a vivid story of immense social change, indicating a new era of informational politics.

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A sociologist's view of Internet use
Covers the historical and
cultural context as much as the political context. There's some
valuable original research, as well as summaries of other people's
observations, but the book is is more useful as a starting point for
discussion than an authority to resolve debates. Topics include the
cat-and-mouse games played by protesters and the state, historical
offline precedents for online action, data about Internet use by civic
organizations, the relationship between expression and Internet
businesses, and international contacts. I enjoyed this book for both
the facts Yang offered and the window he opened into a culture I know
very little about but that I'm sure will come to have a bigger and
bigger impact on my life.
... Read more

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Why another book about the Internet? The answer is simple: while there are a number of excellent books on various aspects of networking, the Internet, HTML, Web design, Web programming, XML, and Web searching, there is not a single survey text that explores each of these topics holistically in the context of the knowledge and skill needs of those preparing for careers in any of the many information technology (IT) intensive fields such as library and information science (LIS), business and management information systems (MIS), and decision science (DIS), to name but a few.In so doing, this foundational text offers its readers both a comprehensive overview of basic counseling and tested solutions to a variety of technical situations.The perfect introduction for students lacking technological expertise who are called upon to demonstrate a working knowledge of basic concepts and applications.

Why another book about the Internet? The answer is simple: while a growing number of excellent books cover the various aspects of networking, the Internet, HTML, Web design, Web programming, XML, and Web searching, there is not a single survey text that explores each of these topics holistically in the context of the knowledge and skill needs of those preparing for careers in any of the many information technology (IT) intensive fields such as library and information science (LIS), business and management information systems (MIS), and decision science (DIS), to name but a few.In so doing, this foundational text offers its readers both a comprehensive overview of basic counseling and tested solutions to a variety of technical situations.

Part 1 focuses on the technologies of the Internet, specifically networks, TCPIP, higher level Internet protocols, and security issues for Internet-connected PCs.Part 2 focuses on the many forms of Internet content and how it is created: documentary and multimedia formats; Web graphics; Web publishing in HTML; principles of good Web design; controlling presentation with styles; Web scripting and dynamic content; and the possibility of the semantic Web with XML. Part 3 is devoted to the topic of Internet information retrieval and includes a brief overview of the principles of IR; Internet searching past and present; a detailed examination of search engine functions and limitations; peer-to-peer approaches; image and multimedia IR; and enhancing intellectual access by the application and use of metadata.

The perfect introduction for students lacking technological expertise who are called upon to demonstrate a working knowledge of basic concepts and applications.

Customer Reviews (2)

Perfect reference
Extremely useful for information retrieval and organization:explains the theories behind different organizing systems and how to most readily use them with easy access.Organizing is worthless if you put it away so well that you can never find it again.

As a textbook, good reviews of chapters, sample quizzes, glossaries, and graphics make it easy to visualize some of the concepts that are explained.

One concern would be how long until these become out of date, but in any case, as of rightthissecond, it's current.

Ideal as a course textbook and for on-site librarians
In economically stressful times the local community library assumes an even more vital role in the well-being of the community as a source of useful and useable information as their patrons seek to survive and thrive against the challenges that a recession inevitable entails for them both personally and professionally. The latest addition to Libraries Unlimited's outstanding 'Library and Information Science Text' series, "Internet Technologies And Information Services" by Joseph B. Miller (Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky), who draws upon his many years of experience and expertise (which includes his currently serving as Coordinator of Computer Services for his school) to provide students, librarians, and non-specialist general readers with a complete single volume course on internet technologies and their role and utilization within the context of a library system. Of special note are the sections associated with 'Web Publishing' and 'Internet Content and Information Retrieval', as well as 'Libraries and the Internet: Learning from the Past, Exploring the Future'. Enhanced with the inclusion the appendix entry 'The Binary Machine', a glossary, bibliography, and index, "Internet Technologies And Information Services" is as comprehensive as it is 'user friendly', making it ideal as a course textbook and for on-site librarians seeking to accommodate their own community or school library to the age of the computer. ... Read more

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Add the Internet to Your Marketing Arsenal-Guerrilla Style!

The Father of Guerrilla Marketing, Jay Conrad Levinson, changed marketing forever when he unleashed his original arsenal of marketing tactics for surviving the advertising jungle on a shoestring budget. And now, Levinson and online marketing masters Mitch Meyerson and Mary Eule Scarborough once again show you how to beat the odds by combining the unconventional, take-no-prisoners Guerrilla Marketing approach with today's ultimate marketing weapon-the Internet.

Learn how to use the internet Guerrilla style. Level the playing field, and achieve greater online visibility. Boost traffic to your website. Convert visitors into paying clients. Capture and keep your market share, and create multiple income streams-all while saving time and money!

This complete Guerrilla Marketing online guide includes:

• The 10 most effective Guerrilla strategies
• Case studies of the five greatest online Guerrilla Marketing campaigns
• How to create a high-impact website on a budget
• Low-cost tactics for maximizing traffic
• The 12 biggest internet marketing mistakes and how to avoid them
• Creative tactics and cutting-edge tools that inspire customers to take action
• Essential information on cutting-edge technology

Customer Reviews (19)

Great Small Business Marketing Tool
I am new to the marketing and publicity world, so this was one of my first books on it.I think it is an excellent resource for the novice or the expert who hasn't read any Guerrilla Marketing material or who has and wants to use it on the internet.I am using the information to grow my business, as well as in other areas of my life, both professionally and personally.The book is filled with great ideas, examples and instructions, which makes it interesting to read and easy to start implementing the strategies.

Terry M. Drake, LSW, NBCCH
Author of Live Happily, Ever After... Now!

Some good tips
I bought this book to help me market my book.
Survival at Starvation Lake
Survival at Starvation Lake

There are a lot of tips that do not apply but some to and they more than make it worth it.Gary P. Hansen

Awesome resource for Online Marketers
Mitch Meyerson has done it again.This book has simple to follow, easy to implement online marketing straegies for anyone looking to develop and implement a low cost, high impact online marketing plan.
Highly recommend this book!

Not worth your time or money
I bought this book for my on-line marketing course (graduate level) and I found this book to be a complete disappointment. The book is not targeted at people who have a basic knowledge of marketing in general. Even if you have no knowledge in this field, purchase a different book. The information in this book is so basic, repetitive, and dumbed down that it is difficult to take seriously.

It is apparent from the very beginning that as a reader you are being marketed to. This becomes annoying and I lost my trust in the authors because of this. Not to mention I didn't think the examples of excellent on-line marketing tactics were very good at all. For everyone who wants expert examples that are amazing, this is not the book for you.

The book is also poorly edited. The mistakes are all over the place and I would love to recommend a copyeditor to the authors. It is hard to take a book seriously when there are typos and out right errors throughout the book.

The repetitive language is highly redundant. You will read the same thing over and over and wonder if you've some how lost your place in the book. It is clear that the authors do not have high expectations for their audience; they repeat basic ideas continuously and use overly simplified language. The simplicity of the language doesn't allow the authors to clearly explain what crucial internet/computer components are, what they do, and why they are important for marketing.

The information in the book is already dated. I would recommend finding a book that has more up to date information, the authors of this book are mourning the addition of pop up blockers.

Great resource
Having been involved in recent years with developing our firms numerous sites([...]) I found this to be a valuable text with easy to the point "directions" as it were to make sites more visible on the web. I highly recommend this for anyone involved in developing or marketing a web site.
Scotty Roberson ... Read more

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The Internet is amazing, but the risks you’ve heard about are real, too. You can avoid being a victim of online crime with the simple steps for staying safe online that you’ll find in Using the Internet Safely For Seniors For Dummies.

Here’s the guide you need to steer safely through the hazards so you can shop, visit, invest, explore, pay bills, and do dozens of other things online — more securely. Learn to protect yourself from online predators, create strong passwords, find reliable information, spot e-mail and phishing scams, and much more.

• Find out how to share photos and videos, chat with others, and participate in online discussions—securely
• See how, with strong passwords and reasonable caution, online banking and bill-paying might be safer than the old way
• Learn to install and set up a browser, use search engines effectively, and sidestep suspicious ads
• Discover how personal information is collected and used by legitimate companies — and by crooks
• Be able to spot risks, find out how online criminals think, and know what makes you vulnerable
• Enjoy social networking sites without putting yourself at risk
• Spot reputable healthcare sites and avoid medical ID theft and scams

There’s even a glossary of common computer terms and a guide to your rights when using the Internet. Using the Internet Safely For Seniors For Dummies helps you feel more secure by showing you how to protect yourself while enjoying the Web. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (8)

using internet for dummies
Have not had time to look through the whole book.But so far it looks like there is little in it of use to me.I feel I wasted my money.

Internet for Seniors/Dummies
This is a goot tool/book for seniors who need to read in big print. Bought for my Dad and he loves the big print and the ease within the pages.

Read it at your computer for best results
Move over seniors! This book is useful for any age. It offers specific helps and walks the internet user through the process so that you feel comfortable with each new topic. I find it works best to sit in front of my computer and practice what I read to solidify each suggestion. My only complaint is that the writing in the examples is too small and grayed. Working at the computer solves this problem, since I can now see it full screen.

Are older women afraid of computers?
The woman on the cover of this book looks like a character out of a pharmaceutical ad for an anti-anxiety drug. The idea behind this series is good, but the image of a sad, gray-haired woman in conjunction with the word "Dummies," seems demeaning. It's no wonder that, in the reader reviews, most of the purchasers of this book are adult children of seniors and not the seniors themselves. A humorous cover would have been more effective and not as insulting.

I sent this to my Mom and Dad.
I consult to businesses about online safety and one of the biggest customer communication challenges has always been how to educate people about being safe online without scaring or boring them.This book does a great job of achieving that balance.Statistically, senior internet users are more likely to be targeted by online fraudsters/scammers for a variety of reasons.What the authors do is describe the many situations that can lead to trouble and the relatively simple (and intuitive) ways to avoid it.The book covers online dating, online gaming, social networking, sharing pictures, sharing personal information, using email, using financial sites, talking to the grandkids about staying safe online, etc.What it drove home to me is that there are more minefields out there than we care to imagine and that when mistakes happen, they can be very serious.As such, I ended up buying a copy of the book for my parents because they are frequent online users, they are only aware of potential online pitfalls at a cursory level, and like many other seniors, if something were to go wrong, I would not be first on their list to call. ... Read more

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Living with the Internet and Online Dangers highlights the risks and problems that come with modern Web technology, as well as what teens can do to protect themselves. Chapters explore online job hunting, email scams and Internet fraud, finding that special someone online, and wireless security. Written in straightforward language, this new resource is loaded with helpful sidebars, a glossary, index, and appendixes. ... Read more